ObjectIDGenerator.GetId(Object, Boolean) Method
Definition
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Returns the ID for the specified object, generating a new ID if the specified object has not already been identified by the ObjectIDGenerator.
public:
virtual long GetId(System::Object ^ obj, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] bool % firstTime);
public virtual long GetId (object obj, out bool firstTime);
abstract member GetId : obj * bool -> int64
override this.GetId : obj * bool -> int64
Public Overridable Function GetId (obj As Object, ByRef firstTime As Boolean) As Long
Parameters
- obj
- Object
The object you want an ID for.
- firstTime
- Boolean
true
if obj
was not previously known to the ObjectIDGenerator; otherwise, false
.
Returns
The object's ID is used for serialization. firstTime
is set to true
if this is the first time the object has been identified; otherwise, it is set to false
.
Exceptions
The obj
parameter is null
.
The ObjectIDGenerator has been asked to keep track of too many objects.