NetDataContractSerializer Class

Serializes and deserializes an instance of a type into XML stream or document using the supplied .NET Framework types. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.Runtime.Serialization
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in system.runtime.serialization.dll)

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class NetDataContractSerializer
	Inherits XmlObjectSerializer
	Implements IFormatter
'Usage
Dim instance As NetDataContractSerializer

public final class NetDataContractSerializer extends XmlObjectSerializer implements IFormatter
public final class NetDataContractSerializer extends XmlObjectSerializer implements IFormatter
Not applicable.

The NetDataContractSerializer differs from the DataContractSerializer in one important way: the NetDataContractSerializer includes CLR type information in the serialized XML, whereas the DataContractSerializer does not. Therefore, the NetDataContractSerializer can be used only if both the serializing and deserializing ends share the same CLR types.

The serializer can serialize types to which either the DataContractAttribute or SerializableAttribute attribute has been applied. It also serializes types that implement ISerializable.

For more information about serialization, see Using Stand-alone Serialization.

The following example code shows a type named Person that is serialized by the NetDataContractSerializer. The DataContractAttribute attribute is applied to the class, and the DataMemberAttribute is applied to members (including a private member) to instruct the NetDataContractSerializer what to serialize.

' You must apply a DataContractAttribute or SerializableAttribute
' to a class to have it serialized by the NetDataContractSerializer.
<DataContract(Name := "Customer", [Namespace] := "http://www.contoso.com")>  _
Class Person
    Implements IExtensibleDataObject
    <DataMember()>  _
    Public FirstName As String
    <DataMember()>  _
    Public LastName As String
    <DataMember()>  _
    Public ID As Integer
    
    
    Public Sub New(ByVal newfName As String, ByVal newLName As String, _
       ByVal newID As Integer) 
        FirstName = newfName
        LastName = newLName
        ID = newID
    
    End Sub 
    
    Private extensionData_Value As ExtensionDataObject
    
    
    Public Property ExtensionData() As ExtensionDataObject _
     Implements IExtensibleDataObject.ExtensionData
        Get
            Return extensionData_Value
        End Get
        Set
            extensionData_Value = value
        End Set
    End Property
End Class 


NotInheritable Public Class Test

    Private Sub New() 
    
    End Sub
     
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Try
            WriteObject("NetDataContractSerializerExample.xml")
            ReadObject("NetDataContractSerializerExample.xml")
        
        Catch serExc As SerializationException
            Console.WriteLine("Serialization Failed")
            Console.WriteLine(serExc.Message)
        Catch exc As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("The serialization operation failed: {0} StackTrace: {1}", exc.Message, exc.StackTrace)
        
        Finally
            Console.WriteLine("Press <Enter> to exit....")
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Try
    
    End Sub 
    
    
    Public Shared Sub WriteObject(ByVal fileName As String) 
        Console.WriteLine("Creating a Person object and serializing it.")
        Dim p1 As New Person("Zighetti", "Barbara", 101)
        Dim fs As New FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create)
        Dim writer As XmlDictionaryWriter = XmlDictionaryWriter.CreateTextWriter(fs)
        Dim ser As New System.Runtime.Serialization.NetDataContractSerializer()

        ser.WriteObject(writer, p1)
        writer.Close()
    
    End Sub     

    Public Shared Sub ReadObject(ByVal fileName As String) 
        Console.WriteLine("Deserializing an instance of the object.")
        Dim fs As New FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open)
        Dim reader As XmlDictionaryReader = _
           XmlDictionaryReader.CreateTextReader(fs, New XmlDictionaryReaderQuotas())
        Dim ser As New System.Runtime.Serialization.NetDataContractSerializer()
        
        ' Deserialize the data and read it from the instance.
        Dim deserializedPerson As Person = CType(ser.ReadObject(reader, True), Person)
        fs.Close()
        Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0} {1}, ID: {2}", deserializedPerson.FirstName, deserializedPerson.LastName, deserializedPerson.ID))
    
    End Sub 
End Class 

System.Object
   System.Runtime.Serialization.XmlObjectSerializer
    System.Runtime.Serialization.NetDataContractSerializer

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0

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