System.Version

[Alex Clark]

Hi All,

I've searched the documentation and Google for an answer to this but to no
avail.

It seems that System.Version does not serialize to XML. I checked the
documentation and this type is flagged as being Serializable, it has a
default parameterless constructor, and I'm pretty sure it can be binarily
serialized without a problem.


On my example class I have a field as follows:

Public MyVersion As System.Version

I initialise this to a new System.Version( 5,5,5,5) before serializing.
After serializing it to an XML file using the XMLSerializer class all I get
in my XML doc is "<MyVersion />" - this seems to imply that none of the
fields in the System.Version class can be serialized into XML?

Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks,
Alex Clark

[Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]]

Re: System.Version

Alex,
I would not expect System.Version to be Xml serializable as it doesn't have
any read/write public properties. It only has read only public properties.

Nor does it implement IXmlSerializabl e.

To be Xml serializable it needs to implements IXmlSerializabl e or (and?) it
need to have public read/write properties.

The Serializable attribute only controls if its Binary serializable...

--
Hope this helps
Jay B. Harlow [MVP - Outlook]
..NET Application Architect, Enthusiast, & Evangelist
T.S. Bradley - http://www.tsbradley.net


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| Hi All,
|
| I've searched the documentation and Google for an answer to this but to no
| avail.
|
| It seems that System.Version does not serialize to XML. I checked the
| documentation and this type is flagged as being Serializable, it has a
| default parameterless constructor, and I'm pretty sure it can be binarily
| serialized without a problem.
|
|
| On my example class I have a field as follows:
|
| Public MyVersion As System.Version
|
| I initialise this to a new System.Version( 5,5,5,5) before serializing.
| After serializing it to an XML file using the XMLSerializer class all I
get
| in my XML doc is "<MyVersion />" - this seems to imply that none of the
| fields in the System.Version class can be serialized into XML?
|
| Can anyone confirm this?
|
| Thanks,
| Alex Clark
|
|