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.NET Framework Class Library
Type..::.IsSerializable Property

Gets a value indicating whether the Type is serializable.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property IsSerializable As Boolean
public virtual bool IsSerializable { get; }
public:
virtual property bool IsSerializable {
	bool get ();
}
abstract IsSerializable : bool
override IsSerializable : bool

Property Value

Type: System..::.Boolean
true if the Type is serializable; otherwise, false.

Implements

_Type..::.IsSerializable
Remarks

If the current Type represents a constructed generic type, this property applies to the generic type definition from which the type was constructed. For example, if the current Type represents MyGenericType<int> (MyGenericType(Of Integer) in Visual Basic), the value of this property is determined by MyGenericType<T>.

If the current Type represents a type parameter in the definition of a generic type or generic method, this property always returns false.

Examples

The following example creates an instance of MyTestClass class, sets the [Serializable] attribute, and checks the IsSerializable property for true or false.


Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Namespace SystemType
    Public Class [MyClass]
        ' Declare a public class with the [Serializable] attribute.
        <Serializable()> Public Class MyTestClass
        End Class 'MyTestClass
        Public Overloads Shared Sub Main()
            Try
                Dim myBool As Boolean = False
                Dim myTestClassInstance As New MyTestClass()
                ' Get the type of myTestClassInstance.
                Dim myType As Type = myTestClassInstance.GetType()
                ' Get the IsSerializable property of myTestClassInstance.
                myBool = myType.IsSerializable
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Is {0} serializable? {1}.", myType.FullName, myBool.ToString())
            Catch e As Exception
                Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "An exception occurred: {0}", e.Message.ToString())
            End Try
        End Sub 'Main
    End Class '[MyClass]
End Namespace 'SystemType


using System;
namespace SystemType
{
    public class MyClass
    {
        // Declare a public class with the [Serializable] attribute.
        [Serializable] public class MyTestClass 
        {
        }
        public static void Main(string []args)
        {
            try
            {
                bool myBool = false;
                MyTestClass myTestClassInstance = new MyTestClass();
                // Get the type of myTestClassInstance.
                Type myType = myTestClassInstance.GetType();
                // Get the IsSerializable property of myTestClassInstance.
                myBool = myType.IsSerializable;
                Console.WriteLine("\nIs {0} serializable? {1}.", myType.FullName, myBool.ToString());
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\nAn exception occurred: {0}", e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}


using namespace System;
public ref class MyClass
{
public:

   // Declare a public class with the [Serializable] attribute.

   [Serializable]
   ref class MyTestClass{};


};

int main()
{
   try
   {
      bool myBool = false;
      MyClass::MyTestClass^ myTestClassInstance = gcnew MyClass::MyTestClass;

      // Get the type of myTestClassInstance.
      Type^ myType = myTestClassInstance->GetType();

      // Get the IsSerializable property of myTestClassInstance.
      myBool = myType->IsSerializable;
      Console::WriteLine( "\nIs {0} serializable? {1}.", myType->FullName, myBool );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "\nAn exception occurred: {0}", e->Message );
   }

}


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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