Metafile serialization impossible ?

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Hi,

I would like to serialize a class which includes an image property field. I
have no problem saving with bitmap image. However, when using a metafile
(*.emf format) the result is also converted to a bitmap. Could someone please
point me in the right direction ?

Thanks,
Sylvain

[XmlElement("Image")]
public byte[] ImageByteArray
{
get
{

if (_image != null)
{
TypeConverter imageConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(_image.GetType());
return (byte[])imageConverter.ConvertTo(_image, typeof(byte[]));
}
else return null;

}

set
{

if (value != null)
{
//TypeConverter imageConverter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(typeof(Image));
//_image.GetType());
//_image = (Image)imageConverter.ConvertFrom((byte[])value);

using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(value))
{
_image = Image.FromStream(stream);
}
}
else _image = null;
}

}