Formatter.SurrogateSelector Property

Definition

When overridden in a derived class, gets or sets the ISurrogateSelector used with the current formatter.

C#
public abstract System.Runtime.Serialization.ISurrogateSelector? SurrogateSelector { get; set; }
C#
public abstract System.Runtime.Serialization.ISurrogateSelector SurrogateSelector { get; set; }

Property Value

The ISurrogateSelector used with the current formatter.

Implements

Remarks

Use the SurrogateSelector to look up implementations of ISerializationSurrogate that control the serialization of a particular type.

If an object type has a matching surrogate, then serialization and deserialization are handed off to the surrogate even if the type implements the ISerializable interface.

Notes to Implementers

You must implement this property in a derived class.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8 (package-provided), 8, 9 (package-provided), 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1