IXmlSerializable Interface
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Provides custom formatting for XML serialization and deserialization to control how your object is serialized or deserialized by the XmlSerializer.
Namespace: System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly: System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Interface IXmlSerializable
public interface IXmlSerializable
The IXmlSerializable type exposes the following members.
Methods
| Name | Description | |
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GetSchema | This method is reserved and should not be used. When implementing the IXmlSerializable interface, you should return a nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) from this method. |
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ReadXml | Generates an object from its XML representation. |
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WriteXml | Converts an object into its XML representation. |
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Remarks
To control the serialization, implement the ReadXml() and WriteXml() methods to control the XmlReader and XmlWriter classes used to read and write the XML.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.