SerializationInfo.GetString(String) Method

Definition

Retrieves a String value from the SerializationInfo store.

C#
public string? GetString(string name);
C#
public string GetString(string name);

Parameters

name
String

The name associated with the value to retrieve.

Returns

The String associated with name.

Exceptions

name is null.

The value associated with name cannot be converted to a String.

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

Remarks

If the value is a String, or can be converted to a String, 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, 10
.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