.NET Framework API Reference

Usage Example

This example demonstrates how to create an instance of NetDataContractSerializerSettings and configure some of its properties before passing it to the NetDataContractSerializer constructor.

using System;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Collections.Generic;

// Define a simple class to serialize
public class Person
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public int Age { get; set; }
    public List<string> Hobbies { get; set; }
}

public class Example
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Create a Person object
        Person person = new Person
        {
            Name = "Jane Doe",
            Age = 30,
            Hobbies = new List<string> { "Reading", "Hiking" }
        };

        // Configure serializer settings
        NetDataContractSerializerSettings settings = new NetDataContractSerializerSettings
        {
            MaxDepth = 10,
            PreserveObjectReferences = true,
            IgnoreExtensionDataObject = true
        };

        // Create the serializer with custom settings
        NetDataContractSerializer serializer = new NetDataContractSerializer(settings);

        // Use a MemoryStream to capture the serialized data
        using (var stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
        {
            // Serialize the object
            serializer.WriteObject(stream, person);

            // Reset stream position to the beginning for reading
            stream.Position = 0;

            // Deserialize the object
            Person deserializedPerson = (Person)serializer.ReadObject(stream);

            Console.WriteLine($"Deserialized Person: Name = {deserializedPerson.Name}, Age = {deserializedPerson.Age}");
            Console.WriteLine("Hobbies:");
            foreach (var hobby in deserializedPerson.Hobbies)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"- {hobby}");
            }
        }
    }
}