JavaScriptConverter Class

 

Provides an abstract base class for a custom type converter.

Namespace:   System.Web.Script.Serialization
Assembly:  System.Web.Extensions (in System.Web.Extensions.dll)

System.Object
  System.Web.Script.Serialization.JavaScriptConverter

[<AbstractClass>]
type JavaScriptConverter = class end

NameDescription
System_CAPS_protmethodJavaScriptConverter()

Initializes a new instance of the JavaScriptConverter class.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertySupportedTypes

When overridden in a derived class, gets a collection of the supported types.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodDeserialize(IDictionary<String, Object>, Type, JavaScriptSerializer)

When overridden in a derived class, converts the provided dictionary into an object of the specified type.

System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodFinalize()

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodMemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodSerialize(Object, JavaScriptSerializer)

When overridden in a derived class, builds a dictionary of name/value pairs.

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

The JavaScriptConverter class enables you to implement serialization and deserialization processes for managed types that are not natively supported by the JavaScriptSerializer class. You can also use JavaScriptConverter when you need more control over the serialization and deserialization process.

The SupportedTypes property indicates the types for which a custom converter provides converter services.

To indicate that a custom converter must be used by the JavaScriptSerializer instance, you must register the converter with the instance. If you are using the JavaScriptSerializer class directly, you should use the RegisterConverters method to register the converter. Otherwise, if you are invoking Web methods from ECMAScript (JavaScript) and you want to use the custom converter, you can register it by adding a converters element in the configuration file. For more information, see How to: Configure ASP.NET Services in Microsoft Ajax.

When the JavaScriptSerializer instance is serializing a type for which it has a custom converter registered, the serializer calls the Serialize method. Similarly, when the JavaScriptSerializer instance is deserializing a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) string and recognizes that a type inside the JSON string has a custom converter associated with it, the serializer calls the Deserialize method.

Notes to Inheritors:

When you inherit from JavaScriptConverter, you must override the following members:

JavaScriptSerializer provides the ConvertToType<'T> method that will be used by implementers of JavaScriptConverter. Converter code must be able to take a value that is contained in the dictionary that the serializer passes to it, and then convert that value into an object of type T. Rather than re-implementing the custom conversion code to accomplish this, you can call the ConvertToType<'T> method.

The following example shows how to create a custom converter for the ListItemCollection class.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.NET Framework
Available since 3.5

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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