DataContractSerializer Constructor (Type, String, String, IEnumerable<Type>)
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Initializes a new instance of the DataContractSerializer class to serialize or deserialize an object of the specified type. This method also specifies the root XML element and namespace in two string parameters as well as a list of known types that may be present in the object graph.
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)
public DataContractSerializer( Type type, string rootName, string rootNamespace, IEnumerable<Type> knownTypes )
Parameters
- type
- Type: System.Type
The type of the instances that are serialized or deserialized.
- rootName
- Type: System.String
The root element name of the content.
- rootNamespace
- Type: System.String
The namespace of the root element.
- knownTypes
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Type>
An IEnumerable<T> of Type that contains the types that may be present in the object graph.
Version Notes
Windows Phone
If the type passed in the knownTypes parameter is an implementation of the interface specified in the type parameter, and the interface is not public, Windows Phone throws a SecurityException. On other platforms, serialization occurs with no exception thrown.
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