Nested Serialization

[Chuck Bowling]

When you use the [Serializable] tag are nested classes also serialized?

If so, can you just use a [NonSerialized] tag to exclude them from the
stream?

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Chuck,

If a class is nested, it only means that the class is defined within
another class. This is not serialized unless the parent class holds a
reference to an instance of the nested class.

If you want to prevent a field from being serialized, then you can place
the NonSerialized attribute on the field to keep it from being serialized.

Hope this helps.
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"Chuck Bowling" <ch**********@sbcglobal-NO-SPAM.net> wrote in message
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When you use the [Serializable] tag are nested classes also serialized?

If so, can you just use a [NonSerialized] tag to exclude them from the
stream?

[Chuck Bowling]

Thanks Nicholas.

I would have tested it myself but figured somebody here would probably know
without going thru the trouble...

"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com> wrote in
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Chuck,

If a class is nested, it only means that the class is defined within
another class. This is not serialized unless the parent class holds a
reference to an instance of the nested class.

If you want to prevent a field from being serialized, then you can place the NonSerialized attribute on the field to keep it from being serialized.

Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Chuck Bowling" <ch**********@sbcglobal-NO-SPAM.net> wrote in message
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When you use the [Serializable] tag are nested classes also serialized?

If so, can you just use a [NonSerialized] tag to exclude them from the
stream?