CodeDomSerializer.SerializeToReferenceExpression Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.Design.dll

Caution

This method has been deprecated. Use SerializeToExpression or GetExpression instead. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202

Serializes the specified value to a CodeDOM expression.

protected:
 System::CodeDom::CodeExpression ^ SerializeToReferenceExpression(System::ComponentModel::Design::Serialization::IDesignerSerializationManager ^ manager, System::Object ^ value);

[System.Obsolete("This method has been deprecated. Use SerializeToExpression or GetExpression instead.  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")]
protected System.CodeDom.CodeExpression? SerializeToReferenceExpression (System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerSerializationManager manager, object value);

[<System.Obsolete("This method has been deprecated. Use SerializeToExpression or GetExpression instead.  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")>]
member this.SerializeToReferenceExpression : System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerSerializationManager * obj -> System.CodeDom.CodeExpression

Protected Function SerializeToReferenceExpression (manager As IDesignerSerializationManager, value As Object) As CodeExpression

Parameters

manager

IDesignerSerializationManager

The serialization manager to use during serialization.

value

Object

The object to serialize.

Returns

CodeExpression

The serialized value. This returns null if no reference expression can be obtained for the specified value, or the value cannot be serialized.

Attributes

ObsoleteAttribute

Remarks

This method is similar to SerializeToExpression, except that it stops if it cannot obtain a simple reference expression for the value. Call this method when you expect the resulting expression to be used as a parameter or target of a statement.