XmlSerializerVersionAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Xml.Serialization

Assembly:

System.Xml.XmlSerializer.dll

Source:

XmlSerializerVersionAttribute.cs

Signifies that the code was generated by the serialization infrastructure and can be reused for increased performance, when this attribute is applied to an assembly.

public ref class XmlSerializerVersionAttribute sealed : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Assembly)]
public sealed class XmlSerializerVersionAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Assembly)>]
type XmlSerializerVersionAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class XmlSerializerVersionAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

XmlSerializerVersionAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Remarks

The .NET Framework XML serialization infrastructure dynamically generates derivations of XmlSerializer that are optimized to serialize user-defined types. The serializers are stored in assemblies that can be reused for efficient serialization.

The XmlSerializerVersionAttribute attribute stores version information about the parent assembly for which a set of serializers is generated. Later, when the XmlSerializer constructor is called, the infrastructure attempts to locate the pre-generated assembly. If the infrastructure finds an assembly with a matching name, the assembly is loaded and the infrastructure checks XmlSerializerVersionAttribute for a match between the found assembly's version and the current version of the parent assembly. If the version does not match, the found assembly is not used. Instead, a temporary assembly is generated for the serialization.

Constructors

XmlSerializerVersionAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerVersionAttribute class.
XmlSerializerVersionAttribute(Type)	Initializes a new instance of the XmlSerializerVersionAttribute class for the specified type.

Properties

Namespace	Gets or sets the common language runtime (CLR) namespace of the assembly.
ParentAssemblyId	Gets or sets the identity of the parent assembly.
Type	Gets or sets the type that the serializer operates on.
TypeId	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)
Version	Gets or sets the assembly's version number.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	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)