Specifies the serialization mechanism that the settings provider should use. This class cannot be inherited.
(in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Property)> _
Public NotInheritable Class SettingsSerializeAsAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
Dim instance As SettingsSerializeAsAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Property)]
public sealed class SettingsSerializeAsAttribute : Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class|AttributeTargets::Property)]
public ref class SettingsSerializeAsAttribute sealed : public Attribute
public final class SettingsSerializeAsAttribute extends Attribute
A settings provider often supports more than one of the .NET Framework standard serialization schemes. These schemes are outlined by the SettingsSerializeAs enumeration, and include plain text, XML, and binary serialization. In addition, a provider may optionally support a custom serialization scheme.
With the SettingsSerializeAsAttribute, you can specify which serialization mechanism should be used for a given application settings class or property. This attribute is considered a request to the settings provider. It may be ignored or cause an error if the provider or the individual property type does not support the specified serialization scheme. If this attribute is not present, the provider will usually provide a default serialization mechanism, most commonly plain text.
Although the settings provider may provide a way to dynamically change the serialization mechanism during run time, this is not a typical capability.
System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.Configuration..::.SettingsSerializeAsAttribute
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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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
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