XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Serialization

Assembly:

System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Source:

XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute.cs

Applied to a Web service client proxy, enables you to specify an assembly that contains custom-made serializers.

public ref class XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute sealed : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class | System.AttributeTargets.Enum | System.AttributeTargets.Interface | System.AttributeTargets.Struct, AllowMultiple=false)]
public sealed class XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class | System.AttributeTargets.Enum | System.AttributeTargets.Interface | System.AttributeTargets.Struct, AllowMultiple=false)>]
type XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Remarks

Use the XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute to increase the performance of a Web service client application.

A typical method of using this attribute is as follows:

1. Create a client proxy for a Web service.

2. Open the machine.config file.

3. Under the system.diagnostics element, add a value under the <switches> element to keep the compiled files:

   <system.diagnostics>  
      <switches>  
         <add name="XmlSerialization.Compilation" value="4"/>  
      </switches>  
   </system.diagnostics>  
   

4. Compile the proxy.

5. Run the proxy application.

6. Open a command window and navigate to the \Temp directory used by the XmlSerializer to cache files.

   cd %temp%  
   

7. Find the last file created using the dir command with the /OD switch.

   dir *.vb /OD   
   

8. Compile the file into an assembly. Name the assembly.

9. Edit the original proxy code by applying the XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute to the class. Specify the assembly name, as shown in the following C# code.

   [XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute(AssemblyName="hello.serializer")]  
   public class Hello: System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol {  
      // Proxy code not shown.  
   }  
   

<XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute(AssemblyName:="hello.serializer")> _  
Public Class Hello  
Implements System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol   
   ' Proxy code not shown.  
End Class  

Constructors

XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute class.
XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute class with the specified assembly name.
XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerAssemblyAttribute class with the specified assembly name and location of the assembly.

Properties

AssemblyName	Gets or sets the name of the assembly that contains serializers for a specific set of types.
CodeBase	Gets or sets the location of the assembly that contains the serializers.
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)