OnSerializingAttribute Class

Definition

When applied to a method, specifies that the method is called during serialization of an object in an object graph. The order of serialization relative to other objects in the graph is non-deterministic.

public ref class OnSerializingAttribute sealed : Attribute
[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited=false)]
public sealed class OnSerializingAttribute : Attribute
[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited=false)]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public sealed class OnSerializingAttribute : Attribute
[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited=false)>]
type OnSerializingAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute
[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited=false)>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type OnSerializingAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute
Public NotInheritable Class OnSerializingAttribute
Inherits Attribute
Inheritance
OnSerializingAttribute
Attributes

Remarks

Use the OnSerializingAttribute to manipulate the object before serialization occurs.

To use the OnSerializingAttribute, the method must contain a StreamingContext parameter. The attribute marks the method to be called by the serialization infrastructure and the StreamingContext provides additional data about the type of serialization taking place.

When using binary serialization, the binary serialization process omits the call to the onSerializing method when the serialized objects are equal. Therefore, when using the BinaryFormatter type with the equals method (or Object.GetHashCode) for example, the result may be undefined behavior.

Constructors

OnSerializingAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the OnSerializingAttribute class.

Properties

TypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.

(Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)

Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object.

(Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.

(Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.

(Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.

(Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames(Guid, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.

(Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.

(Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).

(Inherited from Attribute)
_Attribute.Invoke(UInt32, Guid, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.

(Inherited from Attribute)

Applies to

See also