diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 35c130b..269a727 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ description = "Examples for YaSerDe project"
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/yaserde"
 
 [dependencies]
+xml = "0.8.20"
 yaserde = {version = "0.10.1", path = "../yaserde", features = ["yaserde_derive"] }
diff --git a/examples/src/custom_serializer_ab.rs b/examples/src/custom_serializer_ab.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cfebbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/src/custom_serializer_ab.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+use yaserde::{YaDeserialize, YaSerialize};
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, YaDeserialize)]
+struct RootElem {
+  children: Vec<AB>,
+}
+impl YaSerialize for RootElem {
+  fn serialize<W: std::io::prelude::Write>(
+    &self,
+    writer: &mut yaserde::ser::Serializer<W>,
+  ) -> Result<(), String> {
+    writer.write("Root {\n").unwrap();
+    writer.write("/* A|B elements */\n").unwrap();
+    for e in &self.children {
+      e.serialize(writer).unwrap();
+    }
+    writer.write("}\n").unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  fn serialize_attributes(
+    &self,
+    attributes: Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+    namespace: xml::namespace::Namespace,
+  ) -> Result<
+    (
+      Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+      xml::namespace::Namespace,
+    ),
+    String,
+  > {
+    Ok((attributes, namespace))
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+// #[derive(YaDeserialize)]
+// #[yaserde(rename = "a")]
+struct A {
+  // #[yaserde(attribute)]
+  attr: String,
+}
+impl YaSerialize for A {
+  fn serialize<W: std::io::prelude::Write>(
+    &self,
+    writer: &mut yaserde::ser::Serializer<W>,
+  ) -> Result<(), String> {
+    writer.write("A {").unwrap();
+    writer
+      .write(format!("attr: {:?},", self.attr.as_str()).as_str())
+      .unwrap();
+    writer.write("}\n").unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  fn serialize_attributes(
+    &self,
+    attributes: Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+    namespace: xml::namespace::Namespace,
+  ) -> Result<
+    (
+      Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+      xml::namespace::Namespace,
+    ),
+    String,
+  > {
+    Ok((attributes, namespace))
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+// #[derive(YaDeserialize)]
+// #[yaserde(rename = "b")]
+struct B {}
+impl YaSerialize for B {
+  fn serialize<W: std::io::prelude::Write>(
+    &self,
+    writer: &mut yaserde::ser::Serializer<W>,
+  ) -> Result<(), String> {
+    writer.write("B {}\n").unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  fn serialize_attributes(
+    &self,
+    attributes: Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+    namespace: xml::namespace::Namespace,
+  ) -> Result<
+    (
+      Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+      xml::namespace::Namespace,
+    ),
+    String,
+  > {
+    Ok((attributes, namespace))
+  }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+// #[derive(Default)]
+enum AB {
+  // #[default]
+  // None,
+  A(A),
+  B(B),
+}
+impl Default for AB {
+  fn default() -> Self {
+    // NOTE: for debugging only; will be None
+    Self::A(A {
+      attr: String::from("undefined"),
+    })
+  }
+}
+impl YaDeserialize for AB {
+  fn deserialize<R: std::io::Read>(
+    reader: &mut yaserde::de::Deserializer<R>,
+  ) -> Result<Self, String> {
+    // dispatch to YaDeserialize for element
+    print!(" - - - - -DISPATCHING");
+    if let xml::reader::XmlEvent::StartElement { name, .. } = reader.peek()?.to_owned() {
+      match name.local_name.as_str() {
+        "a" => {
+          let deserialized = A { attr: String::from("NOT DESERIALIZED")}; // TODO: A::deserialize(reader)?;
+          return Ok(Self::A(deserialized));
+        }
+        "b" => {
+          let deserialized = B {}; // TODO: B::deserialize(reader)?;
+          return Ok(Self::B(deserialized));
+        }
+        _ => (),
+      }
+    }
+    Err(format!("Expected a StartElement"))
+  }
+}
+impl YaSerialize for AB {
+  fn serialize<W: std::io::prelude::Write>(
+    &self,
+    writer: &mut yaserde::ser::Serializer<W>,
+  ) -> Result<(), String> {
+    writer.write("/* serialized AB */\n").unwrap();
+    match self {
+      // Self::None => {
+      //   writer.write("UndefinedAB").unwrap();
+      //   // return Err(format!("None element cannot be serialized"));
+      // }
+      Self::A(a) => {
+        a.serialize(writer).unwrap();
+      }
+      Self::B(b) => {
+        b.serialize(writer).unwrap();
+      }
+    }
+    writer.write("}\n").unwrap();
+    Ok(())
+  }
+
+  fn serialize_attributes(
+    &self,
+    attributes: Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+    namespace: xml::namespace::Namespace,
+  ) -> Result<
+    (
+      Vec<xml::attribute::OwnedAttribute>,
+      xml::namespace::Namespace,
+    ),
+    String,
+  > {
+    Ok((attributes, namespace))
+  }
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore = "TODO: fully support Rust enums (allow multiple XML element occurences and create a Vec<DispatcherEnum>)"]
+fn serialize_ab() {
+  use std::fs;
+
+  let content =
+    fs::read_to_string("tests/data/ab.xml").expect("something went wrong reading the file");
+  let loaded: RootElem = yaserde::de::from_str(&content).unwrap();
+  println!("{:?}", &loaded);
+  let yaserde_conf = yaserde::ser::Config {
+    indent_string: Some(String::from("  ")),
+    perform_indent: true,
+    write_document_declaration: false,
+  };
+  let result = yaserde::ser::to_string_with_config(&loaded, &yaserde_conf).unwrap();
+  println!("\n\nSerialized output:\n{:?}", &result);
+
+  let reference = RootElem {
+    // ab: AB::default(),
+    children: vec![
+      AB::A(A {
+        attr: String::from("hallo 1"),
+      }),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+      AB::A(A {
+        attr: String::from("hallo 2"),
+      }),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+      AB::A(A {
+        attr: String::from("hallo 3"),
+      }),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+      AB::A(A {
+        attr: String::from("hallo 4"),
+      }),
+      AB::B(B {}),
+    ],
+    // a_children: vec![
+    //   A {
+    //     attr: String::from("hallo 1"),
+    //   },
+    //   A {
+    //     attr: String::from("hallo 2"),
+    //   },
+    //   A {
+    //     attr: String::from("hallo 3"),
+    //   },
+    //   A {
+    //     attr: String::from("hallo 4"),
+    //   },
+    // ],
+    // b_children: vec![B {}, B {}, B {}, B {}, B {}, B {}, B {}],
+  };
+  assert_eq!(&loaded, &reference);
+
+  assert_eq!(
+    &result,
+    r##"Root {
+/* A|B elements */
+A{attr = "hallo 1"}
+B{}
+A{attr = "hallo 2"}
+B{}
+A{attr = "hallo 3"}
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+A{attr = "hallo 4"}
+B{}
+/* only A elements */
+A{attr = "hallo 1"}
+A{attr = "hallo 2"}
+A{attr = "hallo 3"}
+A{attr = "hallo 4"}
+/* only B elements */
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+B{}
+}"##,
+  )
+}
diff --git a/examples/src/lib.rs b/examples/src/lib.rs
index 8f83b28..bc09428 100644
--- a/examples/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod bbigras_namespace;
 mod boscop;
+mod custom_serializer_ab;
 mod generic;
 mod ln_dom;
 mod svd;
diff --git a/examples/tests/data/ab.xml b/examples/tests/data/ab.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a26af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/tests/data/ab.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<!--
+Description: Example serializing mixed A,B elements
+             The elements must be in sequence [A,B,A,B,A,B,B,B,B,A,B]
+ -->
+
+<RootElem>
+    <a attr="hello 1"/>
+    <b/>
+    <a attr="hello 2"/>
+    <b/>
+    <a attr="hello 3"/>
+    <b/>
+    <b/>
+    <b/>
+    <b/>
+    <a attr="hello 4"/>
+    <b/>
+</RootElem>