XML Serialisation - is it possible to generate multiple views from an object?

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Hi All,
I hope i am posting in the right forum as i am looking for a .Net related solution rather than a pure XML solution.

I have the following class which i serialise using default XML serialisation.

Class UserA
UserID
UserName
Description
Comments
End Class

Later, my requirements changed and i had to generate 2 views of the same data.
In my 1st view, i would generate XML for the whole object (all 4 properties)
My 2nd view - include only UserID and UserName.

i modified the code as below

Interface iUser
UserID
UserName
End Class

Class UserA
Implements iUser
UserID implements iUser.UserID
UserName implements implements iUser.UserName
Description
Comments
End Class

I intended to serialise appropriate objects (iUser or UserA) based on my view requirements.
Unfortunately, i realised that XML serailisation does not work on interfaces - end to my dreams of getting it easy:(

My question is - if i have an Object instance, can i use any feature with serialisation to generate multiple views of an object?

I have ventured towards creating seperate classes, ISerializable, etc.

looking for suggestions on whats the best way to take this forward.

Thanks in advance.