SerializationInfo.GetString(String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.Serialization

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

SerializationInfo.cs

Retrieves a String value from the SerializationInfo store.

public:
 System::String ^ GetString(System::String ^ name);

public string? GetString (string name);

member this.GetString : string -> string

Public Function GetString (name As String) As String

Parameters

name

String

The name associated with the value to retrieve.

Returns

String

The String associated with name.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

name is null.

InvalidCastException

The value associated with name cannot be converted to a String.

SerializationException

An element with the specified name is not found in the current instance.

Remarks

If the value is a String, or can be converted to a String, that value is returned; otherwise, a InvalidCastException is thrown. All conversions are done by the IFormatterConverter associated with this SerializationInfo.