DataMemberAttribute Class
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When applied to the member of a type, specifies that the member is part of a data contract and is serializable by the DataContractSerializer.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Runtime.Serialization.DataMemberAttribute
Namespace: System.Runtime.Serialization
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field, Inherited := False, _
AllowMultiple := False)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DataMemberAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field, Inherited = false,
AllowMultiple = false)]
public sealed class DataMemberAttribute : Attribute
The DataMemberAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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DataMemberAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the DataMemberAttribute class. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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EmitDefaultValue | Gets or sets a value that specifies whether to serialize the default value for a field or property being serialized. | |
IsRequired | Gets or sets a value that instructs the serialization engine whether the member must be present in the serialized data when it is being deserializing. | |
Name | Gets or sets a data member name. | |
Order | Gets or sets the order of serialization and deserialization of a member. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Match | 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.) |
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Remarks
Apply the DataMemberAttribute attribute in conjunction with the DataContractAttribute to identify members of a type that are part of a data contract. One of the serializers that can serialize data contracts is the DataContractSerializer.
The data contract model for Silverlight 5 is an opt-out model. This means that the members are serialized by default unless the IgnoreDataMemberAttribute is applied to a field or property explicitly to specify that the member value is not to be serialized.
By default, the CLR member name is used as the name of the data member. By setting the Name property, you can customize the name of the data member. This can be used to provide a name that may not be allowed as a CLR member name. When mapping to XML using the DataContractSerializer, this name is used as the name of the schema element in a type.
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.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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