OnDeserializingAttribute Class
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When applied to a method, specifies that the method is called during deserialization of an object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The OnDeserializingAttribute type exposes the following members.
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 | OnDeserializingAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the OnDeserializingAttribute class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
 | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
Use the OnDeserializingAttribute class to set default values during deserialization. For example, if the type that you are deserializing does not contain a constructor, create a method to set values of any fields in the instance and apply the attribute to the method.
To use the OnDeserializingAttribute, the method must contain a StreamingContext parameter. The attribute marks the method to be called by the serialization infrastructure, and the StreamingContext provides additional data about the type of serialization taking place. The following code shows an example how to apply OnDeserializingAttribute to a method.
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In your code, you can use the word OnDeserializing instead of the longer OnDeserializingAttribute. |