/// <summary>
/// Serializes a collection of
/// <see cref="System.Data.SqlClient.SqlParameter"/>s.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">
/// The collection of parameters to serialize.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="System.String"/> that contains the parameter values.
/// </returns>
public string SerializeSqlParameterCollection(
    SqlParameterCollection parameters)
{
    StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
    foreach (SqlParameter parameter in parameters)
        sb.Append(
            String.Format("{0}:{1} ",
                parameter.ParameterName, parameter.Value));
    return sb.ToString();
}