SerializeObject(Object,Type,String,XmlTextWriter) Method

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Serializes an object to XML using the ISerializeSupport interface.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function SerializeObject( _
   ByVal o As Object, _
   ByVal saveInterface As Type, _
   ByVal elementName As String, _
   ByVal w As XmlTextWriter _
) As Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim o As Object
Dim saveInterface As Type
Dim elementName As String
Dim w As XmlTextWriter
Dim value As Boolean
 
value = Serializer.SerializeObject(o, saveInterface, elementName, w)

public static bool SerializeObject( 
   object o,
   Type saveInterface,
   string elementName,
   XmlTextWriter w
)

Parameters

o: Object to serialize
saveInterface: Serialization interface to use
elementName: Name of XML element
w: XmlTextWriter object to which to save

Return Value

true if successful; otherwise, false

Remarks

If the object is defined in a different assembly, you should use one of the other overloads that passes the callingAssembly argument so that assembly attributes are saved appropriately.

Reference

Serializer Class
Serializer Members
Overload List