When overridden in a derived class, determines a value indicating whether the value of this property needs to be persisted.
(in System.dll)
'Usage
Dim instance As PropertyDescriptor
Dim component As Object
Dim returnValue As Boolean
returnValue = instance.ShouldSerializeValue(component)
'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function ShouldSerializeValue ( _
component As Object _
) As Boolean
Parameters
- component
- Type: System..::.Object
The component with the property to be examined for persistence.
Return Value
Type:
System..::.Boolean
true if the property should be persisted; otherwise, false.
Typically, this method is implemented through reflection.
Notes to Inheritors: When overridden in a derived class, this method returns true if the current value of the property is different from its default value. It looks for a default value by first looking for a DefaultValueAttribute. If the method finds this attribute, it compares the value of the attribute with the property's current value. If this method cannot find a DefaultValueAttribute, it looks for a "ShouldSerializeMyProperty" method that you need to implement. If it is found, ShouldSerializeValue invokes it. If this method cannot find a DefaultValueAttribute or a "ShouldSerializeMyProperty" method, it cannot create optimizations and it returns true.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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