CodeDomSerializerBase::GetSerializer Method (IDesignerSerializationManager^, Object^)

 

Locates a serializer for the given object value.

Namespace:   System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

protected:
CodeDomSerializer^ GetSerializer(
	IDesignerSerializationManager^ manager,
	Object^ value
)

Parameters

manager
Type: System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization::IDesignerSerializationManager^

The IDesignerSerializationManager to use for serialization.

value
Type: System::Object^

The object specifying the serializer to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization::CodeDomSerializer^

A CodeDomSerializer that is appropriate for value.

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

manager or value is null.

The GetSerializer method is an extension to the IDesignerSerializationManager::GetSerializer method. The IDesignerSerializationManager::GetSerializer method takes an object type, rather than an object value. If an external party had overridden metadata for a specific object through TypeDescriptor, that metadata override would not be seen by the IDesignerSerializationManager::GetSerializer method, which only takes a type. The GetSerializer method checks the metadata of the value and the value’s type. If the two differ, GetSerializer will look to see if there is a custom designer serializer attribute on the value. If so, GetSerializer will attempt to use it. Otherwise, it will defer to IDesignerSerializationManager::GetSerializer.

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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