IExternalSerializer Interface
Definition
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Interface that allows third-party serializers to perform serialization, even when the types being serialized are not known (generics) at initialization time.
Types that inherit this interface are discovered through dependency injection and automatically incorporated in the Serialization Manager.
public interface IExternalSerializertype IExternalSerializer = interfacePublic Interface IExternalSerializer- Derived
Methods
| DeepCopy(Object, ICopyContext) |
Tries to create a copy of source. |
| Deserialize(Type, IDeserializationContext) |
Tries to deserialize an item. |
| Initialize(Logger) |
Initializes the external serializer. Called once when the serialization manager creates an instance of this type |
| IsSupportedType(Type) |
Informs the serialization manager whether this serializer supports the type for serialization. |
| Serialize(Object, ISerializationContext, Type) |
Tries to serialize an item. |