KnownTypeAttribute Constructor (String)
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Initializes a new instance of the KnownTypeAttribute class with the name of a method that returns an IEnumerable of known types.
Assembly: System.Runtime.Serialization (in System.Runtime.Serialization.dll)
Parameters
- methodName
- Type: System.String
The name of the method that returns an IEnumerable of types used when serializing or deserializing data.
This constructor uses a method name that matches a method of the class. The method returns a IEnumerable(Of T) of Type objects. During serialization or deserialization, the types found in the collection can be used within the root type to which the attribute is applied.