DataMemberAttribute.EmitDefaultValue Property
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Gets or sets a value that specifies whether to serialize the default value for a field or property being serialized.
Namespace: System.Runtime.Serialization
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property EmitDefaultValue As Boolean
public bool EmitDefaultValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
true if the default value for a member should be generated in the serialization stream; otherwise, false. The default is true.
Remarks
In .NET Framework, types have a concept of default values. For example, for any reference type the default value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) (Nothing in Visual Basic), and for an integer type it is 0. It is occasionally desirable to omit a data member from the serialized data when it is set to its default value. To do this, set the EmitDefaultValue property to false (it is true by default).
Note: |
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Setting the EmitDefaultValue property to false is not a recommended practice. It should be done only if there is a specific requirement to do so (such as for interoperability or to reduce data size). |
Examples
' Define the data contract.
<DataContract(Name := "Customer", Namespace := "https://www.contoso.com")> _
Public Class User
Private privateName As String
<DataMember(Name := "Last", EmitDefaultValue := True, IsRequired := True, Order := 2)> _
Public Property Name() As String
Get
Return privateName
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
privateName = value
End Set
End Property
Private privateAge As Integer
<DataMember(Order := 1)> _
Public Property Age() As Integer
Get
Return privateAge
End Get
Set(ByVal value As Integer)
privateAge = value
End Set
End Property
Public Sub New()
End Sub
Public Sub New(ByVal newName As String, ByVal newAge As Integer)
Name = newName
Age = newAge
End Sub
End Class
// Define the data contract.
[DataContract(Name = "Customer" , Namespace = "https://www.contoso.com" ) ]
public class User
{
[DataMember(Name = "Last" , EmitDefaultValue = true , IsRequired = true , Order = 2 )]
public string Name { get; set; }
[DataMember(Order = 1)]
public int Age { get; set; }
public User() { }
public User(string newName, int newAge)
{
Name = newName;
Age = newAge;
}
}
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.