Extending Encoders and Serializers in Windows Communication Foundation

The topics in this section describe how to extend the Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) serialization system.

In This Section

• Data Contract Surrogates
  Describes how serialization, deserialization, schema export, and schema import can be customized using a data contract surrogate class.

• Custom Message Formatters
  Describes custom message formatters, which can be used to control the serialization and deserialization of a WCF message into CLR types.

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Last Published: 2010-03-21