Custom Serialization and DataGridView

[ManjuG]

I want to serilaize the Columns and rows in a grid. As grid and
columncollectio n from DataGridView are not serializable, the derive from the
respecitive classes and implement ISerializable interface. But I can't
implement the protected constructor for serialization for Columns as the
basde class(DataGridV iewColumnCollec tion) doesn't have a default constructor.
What is an alternative forthis?

[Marc Gravell]

Re: Custom Serialization and DataGridView

If what you are actually after is the data, then I would write custom
objects to hold them as properties, or use a DataSet, and use DataSource to
display the data in the DataGridView. Then you can serialize / deserialize
the data objects completely independently of the DataGridView, which is
(after all) a UI element an not really suited to serialization.

Marc

[Ciaran O''Donnell]

RE: Custom Serialization and DataGridView

Serialise the source data and rebind the grid at the destination

Ciaran O'Donnell

"ManjuG" wrote:

I want to serilaize the Columns and rows in a grid. As grid and
columncollectio n from DataGridView are not serializable, the derive from the
respecitive classes and implement ISerializable interface. But I can't
implement the protected constructor for serialization for Columns as the
basde class(DataGridV iewColumnCollec tion) doesn't have a default constructor.
What is an alternative forthis?