Fix for issue restsharp#144 with test.

Author: rocknet

RestSharp.Tests/RestSharp.Tests.csproj

@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@
     <Content Include="SampleData\Lastfm.xml">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
+    <Content Include="SampleData\xmllists.xml">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </Content>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Client.3.5">

RestSharp.Tests/SampleClasses/ListSamples.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 
 namespace RestSharp.Tests.SampleClasses
 {
+    public class SimpleTypesListSample
+    {
+        public List<string> Names { get; set; }
+        public List<int> Numbers { get; set; }
+    }
+
 	public class InlineListSample
 	{
 		public int Count { get; set; }

RestSharp.Tests/SampleData/xmllists.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<XmlLists>
+	<Names xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
+		<a:string>John</a:string>
+		<a:string>Bob</a:string>
+		<a:string>Albert</a:string>
+		<a:string>Jeff</a:string>
+		<a:string>Charlie</a:string>
+	</Names>
+	<Numbers xmlns:a="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/Arrays">
+		<a:number>1</a:number>
+		<a:number>2</a:number>
+		<a:number>3</a:number>
+		<a:number>5</a:number>
+		<a:number>7</a:number>
+		<a:number>11</a:number>
+	</Numbers>
+</XmlLists>

RestSharp.Tests/XmlTests.cs

@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ private string PathFor(string sampleFile)
 			return Path.Combine(SampleDataPath, sampleFile);
 		}
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Can_Deserialize_Lists_of_Simple_Types()
+        {
+            var xmlpath = PathFor("xmllists.xml");
+            var doc = XDocument.Load(xmlpath);
+
+            var xml = new XmlDeserializer();
+            var output = xml.Deserialize<SimpleTypesListSample>(new RestResponse() { Content = doc.ToString() });
+
+            Assert.NotEmpty(output.Names);
+            Assert.NotEmpty(output.Numbers);
+        }
+
 		[Fact]
 		public void Can_Deserialize_To_List_Inheritor_From_Custom_Root_With_Attributes()
 		{

RestSharp/Deserializers/XmlDeserializer.cs

@@ -278,10 +278,19 @@ private object HandleListDerivative(object x, XElement root, string propName, Ty
 
 		private object CreateAndMap(Type t, XElement element)
 		{
-			var item = Activator.CreateInstance(t);
-			Map(item, element);
-			return item;
-		}
+            object item;
+            if (t == typeof(String))
+            {
+                item = element.Value;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                item = Activator.CreateInstance(t);
+                Map(item, element);
+            }
+
+            return item;
+        }
 
 		private object GetValueFromXml(XElement root, XName name)
 		{