SerializationInfo.GetValue Method (String, Type)
Retrieves a value from the SerializationInfo store.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- name
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Type:
System.String
The name associated with the value to retrieve.
- type
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Type:
System.Type
The Type of the value to retrieve. If the stored value cannot be converted to this type, the system will throw a InvalidCastException.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | name or type is null. |
| InvalidCastException | The value associated with name cannot be converted to type. |
| SerializationException | An element with the specified name is not found in the current instance. |
If the data stored in the SerializationInfo is of the type requested (or one of its derived classes), that value is returned directly. Otherwise, IFormatterConverter.Convert is called to convert it to the appropriate type.
The value returned by the GetValue method can always be safely cast to the type specified in the type parameter.
The following code example demonstrates the use of the GetValue method:
// A serializable LinkedList example. For the full LinkedList implementation // see the Serialization sample. [Serializable()] class LinkedList: ISerializable { public static void Main() {} Node m_head = null; Node m_tail = null; // Serializes the object. [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, SerializationFormatter=true)] public void GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context){ // Stores the m_head and m_tail references in the SerializationInfo info. info.AddValue("head", m_head, m_head.GetType()); info.AddValue("tail", m_tail, m_tail.GetType()); } // Constructor that is called automatically during deserialization. // Reconstructs the object from the information in SerializationInfo info [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, SerializationFormatter=true)] private LinkedList(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) { Node temp = new Node(0); // Retrieves the values of Type temp.GetType() from SerializationInfo info m_head = (Node)info.GetValue("head", temp.GetType()); m_tail = (Node)info.GetValue("tail", temp.GetType()); } }
Available since 1.1