I am using C# in Visual Studio 2003.
I would like to serialize a class that contains, amongst other things,
public delegate void DocumentsPrefer encesChange(obj ect env, Documents e);
public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
However, as it stands, the classes containing any methods/delegates that have been added to OnDocumentsPref erencesChange also have to be serializable: this I do not want.
I do not actually need OnDocumentsPref erencesChange serialized, so would like to be able to use the NonSerializable attribute as follows:
[NonSerializable] public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
Unfortunately, this gives the compile-time error:
'"Attribute 'NonSerialized; ' is not valid on this declaration type. It is valid on 'field' declarations only"
I can get round the problem by setting OnDocumentsPref erencesChange to null before serialization and restoring it afterwards, but this seems messy.
Is there a better way?
Any help would be appreciated.
5  15183 
Serializing classes that have non-serializable members can be a pain. The
best way to overcome the problem is to implement the Memento pattern and
create a serializable object that represents your class without actually
serializing the target class itself.
Just google on "Memento Pattern"
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
The Image Transition Library wraps up and LED style instrumentation is
available in the June of Well Formed for C# or VB programmers http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
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"Neil Norfolk" <Neil No*****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
news:85******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... I am using C# in Visual Studio 2003.
I would like to serialize a class that contains, amongst other things,
public delegate void DocumentsPrefer encesChange(obj ect env, Documents e);
public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
However, as it stands, the classes containing any methods/delegates that
have been added to OnDocumentsPref erencesChange also have to be
serializable: this I do not want. I do not actually need OnDocumentsPref erencesChange serialized, so would
like to be able to use the NonSerializable attribute as follows:
[NonSerializable] public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange
OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
Unfortunately, this gives the compile-time error:
'"Attribute 'NonSerialized; ' is not valid on this declaration type. It is
valid on 'field' declarations only"
I can get round the problem by setting OnDocumentsPref erencesChange to
null before serialization and restoring it afterwards, but this seems messy.
Is there a better way?
Any help would be appreciated.
Bob,
I have to disagree with this. You can apply the NonSerializable
attribute to the event, like so:
[field:NonSerial izable]
public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
This will prevent the event handlers from being serialized.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkille r_bobpowell.net > wrote in message
news:OZ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... Serializing classes that have non-serializable members can be a pain. The
best way to overcome the problem is to implement the Memento pattern and
create a serializable object that represents your class without actually
serializing the target class itself.
Just google on "Memento Pattern"
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
The Image Transition Library wraps up and LED style instrumentation is
available in the June of Well Formed for C# or VB programmers
http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
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"Neil Norfolk" <Neil No*****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
news:85******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... I am using C# in Visual Studio 2003.
I would like to serialize a class that contains, amongst other things,
public delegate void DocumentsPrefer encesChange(obj ect env, Documents
e); public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
However, as it stands, the classes containing any methods/delegates that have been added to OnDocumentsPref erencesChange also have to be
serializable: this I do not want. I do not actually need OnDocumentsPref erencesChange serialized, so would
like to be able to use the NonSerializable attribute as follows:
[NonSerializable] public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange
OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
Unfortunately, this gives the compile-time error:
'"Attribute 'NonSerialized; ' is not valid on this declaration type. It
is valid on 'field' declarations only"
I can get round the problem by setting OnDocumentsPref erencesChange to
null before serialization and restoring it afterwards, but this seems
messy.
Is there a better way?
Any help would be appreciated.
Well, I agree with your disagreement because I just tried it out. However,
your answer, while brilliant, is so esoteric that it took me some time to
find out anything about this attribute target usage. It's certainly not in
MSDN anywhere.
This entry in Rockford Lohtka's blog http://www.lhotka.net/WeBlog/PermaLi...9-e0d840e6de2c
does explain it and he says "In C# it is possible to use the field: target
on an attribute to tell the compiler to apply the attribute to the backing
field rather than the actual variable. This means we can use [field:
NonSerialized()] to declare an event, which will cause the backing delegate
field to be marked with the NonSerialized attribute. This is a bit of a
hack, but does provide a solution to the problem"
Anyway, Thanks for the education!
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
The Image Transition Library wraps up and LED style instrumentation is
available in the June edition of Well Formed for C# or VB programmers http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm
The GDI+ FAQ RSS feed: http://www.bobpowell.net/faqfeed.xml
Windows Forms Tips and Tricks RSS: http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.xml
Bob's Blog: http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com/atom.xml
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote in
message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. .. Bob,
I have to disagree with this. You can apply the NonSerializable
attribute to the event, like so:
[field:NonSerial izable]
public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
This will prevent the event handlers from being serialized.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkille r_bobpowell.net > wrote in message
news:OZ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... Serializing classes that have non-serializable members can be a pain.
The best way to overcome the problem is to implement the Memento pattern and
create a serializable object that represents your class without actually
serializing the target class itself.
Just google on "Memento Pattern"
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
The Image Transition Library wraps up and LED style instrumentation is
available in the June of Well Formed for C# or VB programmers
http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm
The GDI+ FAQ RSS feed: http://www.bobpowell.net/faqfeed.xml
Windows Forms Tips and Tricks RSS:
http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.xml Bob's Blog: http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com/atom.xml
"Neil Norfolk" <Neil No*****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
news:85******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com... I am using C# in Visual Studio 2003.
I would like to serialize a class that contains, amongst other things,
public delegate void DocumentsPrefer encesChange(obj ect env, Documents e); public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
However, as it stands, the classes containing any methods/delegates
that have been added to OnDocumentsPref erencesChange also have to be
serializable: this I do not want. I do not actually need OnDocumentsPref erencesChange serialized, so
would like to be able to use the NonSerializable attribute as follows:
[NonSerializable] public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange
OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
Unfortunately, this gives the compile-time error:
'"Attribute 'NonSerialized; ' is not valid on this declaration type. It
is valid on 'field' declarations only"
I can get round the problem by setting OnDocumentsPref erencesChange to
null before serialization and restoring it afterwards, but this seems
messy.
Is there a better way?
Any help would be appreciated.
I also have a serialization issue and I'm trying to find the best way
to handle it. The Memento pattern may work, but I'm looking for other
suggestions.
My actual application is quite complex so I will simplify the problem
here in its basic form. In a nutshell, I have a tree of objects, each
object is a different node of the tree, like a treeview. All objects
inherit from my INode interface. INode provides a reference to one
parent object and a collection of child nodes (like treeview).
Some of the items in the tree inherit from IDependentObjec t. This is
an INode which contains a collection of other nodes on which this node
is dependent.
The question is how to do serialization/deserialization . Obviously we
don't want to serialize the references of an IDependentObjec t. My
current idea is to have a guid associated with each node. In an
IDependentObjec t, only the guids of the dependent objects would be
serialized/deserialized. Then whenever all deserialization is done,
we'd call a special routine to reconnect references based on the
guids. Please note that I only need serialization/deserialization for
file save/load.
I'm sure that this problem is common and I hope to receive some good
suggestions as to the best practice for solving this.
Thanks in advance.
Jim
An interesting and very useful set of answers.
I was attracted to the momento idea as its quite elegant and I have a general like of 'Gang of Four' patterns. However, it means that if the class to be serialized (class Child, say) appears as a member of another serializable class (class Parent, say), then Parent needs to use custom serialization (by implementing ISerializable) so that the momento of the Child can serialized/deserialized rather than the Child itself. Custom serialisation potentially involves a lot of code if Parent has many members that need serialization. However, custom serialization means that version control is easier (if an extra field is added, say, then the custom constructor can take appropriate action when reading a file created using an older version of the class).
The [field:NonSerial izable] idea is excellent for the particular problem I had.
"Bob Powell [MVP]" wrote: Well, I agree with your disagreement because I just tried it out. However,
your answer, while brilliant, is so esoteric that it took me some time to
find out anything about this attribute target usage. It's certainly not in
MSDN anywhere.
This entry in Rockford Lohtka's blog
http://www.lhotka.net/WeBlog/PermaLi...9-e0d840e6de2c
does explain it and he says "In C# it is possible to use the field: target
on an attribute to tell the compiler to apply the attribute to the backing
field rather than the actual variable. This means we can use [field:
NonSerialized()] to declare an event, which will cause the backing delegate
field to be marked with the NonSerialized attribute. This is a bit of a
hack, but does provide a solution to the problem"
Anyway, Thanks for the education!
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
The Image Transition Library wraps up and LED style instrumentation is
available in the June edition of Well Formed for C# or VB programmers
http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm
The GDI+ FAQ RSS feed: http://www.bobpowell.net/faqfeed.xml
Windows Forms Tips and Tricks RSS: http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.xml
Bob's Blog: http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com/atom.xml
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote in
message news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP12.phx.gbl. .. Bob,
I have to disagree with this. You can apply the NonSerializable
attribute to the event, like so:
[field:NonSerial izable]
public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
This will prevent the event handlers from being serialized.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"Bob Powell [MVP]" <bob@_spamkille r_bobpowell.net > wrote in message
news:OZ******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... Serializing classes that have non-serializable members can be a pain. The best way to overcome the problem is to implement the Memento pattern and
create a serializable object that represents your class without actually
serializing the target class itself.
Just google on "Memento Pattern"
--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing
The Image Transition Library wraps up and LED style instrumentation is
available in the June of Well Formed for C# or VB programmers
http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm
Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm
The GDI+ FAQ RSS feed: http://www.bobpowell.net/faqfeed.xml
Windows Forms Tips and Tricks RSS: http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.xml Bob's Blog: http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com/atom.xml
"Neil Norfolk" <Neil No*****@discuss ions.microsoft. com> wrote in message
news:85******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
> I am using C# in Visual Studio 2003.
> I would like to serialize a class that contains, amongst other things,
>
> public delegate void DocumentsPrefer encesChange(obj ect env, Documents
e); > public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
>
> However, as it stands, the classes containing any methods/delegates that have been added to OnDocumentsPref erencesChange also have to be
serializable: this I do not want.
> I do not actually need OnDocumentsPref erencesChange serialized, so would like to be able to use the NonSerializable attribute as follows:
>
> [NonSerializable] public event DocumentsPrefer encesChange
OnDocumentsPref erencesChange;
>
> Unfortunately, this gives the compile-time error:
>
> '"Attribute 'NonSerialized; ' is not valid on this declaration type. It
is valid on 'field' declarations only"
>
> I can get round the problem by setting OnDocumentsPref erencesChange to
null before serialization and restoring it afterwards, but this seems
messy. >
> Is there a better way?
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
>
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