ConfigurationHelperService.GetSerializeAs Method

Determines the default serialization mechanism to use for a given type,.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Serialization
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function GetSerializeAs ( _
    type As Type _
) As SettingsSerializeAs
'Usage
Dim instance As ConfigurationHelperService
Dim type As Type
Dim returnValue As SettingsSerializeAs

returnValue = instance.GetSerializeAs(type)

public SettingsSerializeAs GetSerializeAs(
    Type type
)

public:
SettingsSerializeAs GetSerializeAs(
    Type^ type
)

member GetSerializeAs : 
        type:Type -> SettingsSerializeAs 

public function GetSerializeAs(
    type : Type
) : SettingsSerializeAs

Parameters

• type
  Type: System.Type
  The type that is requesting a serializer.

Return Value

Type: System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs
If this type has a TypeConverter that can convert to and from a string, then F:System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs.String, otherwise F:System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs.Xml.

Remarks

The same mechanism is used in ApplicationSettingsBase.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ConfigurationHelperService Class

ConfigurationHelperService Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Serialization Namespace