SerializationInfo.GetSingle(String) Method

Definition

Retrieves a single-precision floating-point value from the SerializationInfo store.

C#
public float GetSingle(string name);

Parameters

name
String

The name of the value to retrieve.

Returns

The single-precision floating-point value associated with name.

Exceptions

name is null.

The value associated with name cannot be converted to a single-precision floating-point value.

An element with the specified name is not found in the current instance.

Remarks

If the value is a single-precision floating-point number, or can be converted to one, that value is returned; otherwise, a InvalidCastException is thrown. All conversions are done by the IFormatterConverter associated with this SerializationInfo.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 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