Type.IsSerializable Property
Gets a value indicating whether the Type is serializable.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
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.
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
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
