RootContext Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Other Versions

A CodeDomSerializer adds a root context to provide a definition of the root object. This class cannot be inherited

Namespace: System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization::RootContext

Syntax

C++

public ref class RootContext sealed

Constructors

	Name	Description
	RootContext(CodeExpression^, Object^)	Initializes a new instance of the RootContext class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Expression	Gets the expression representing the root object in the object graph.
	Value	Gets the root object of the object graph.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The RootContext can be placed on the context stack to represent the object that is the root of the serialization hierarchy. In addition to this instance, the RootContext also contains an expression that can be used to reference the RootContext.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

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.