TryGetSerializableType Method

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Get the lossless equivalent type for serialization

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function TryGetSerializableType( _
   ByVal type As Type, _
   ByRef bestType As FieldType _
) As Boolean

public static bool TryGetSerializableType( 
   Type type,
   out FieldType bestType
)

Parameters

type: A .NET type to serialize
bestType: The optimal field type for the provided .NET type, or 0 if none can be determined.

Return Value

A boolean indicating that no matching type was found.

Remarks

No exception is raised if no matching type can be found, instead the best type is set to zero (invalid) and false is returned.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

PacketDefinition Class
PacketDefinition Members

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