Serialize Structure

[Scott Collier]

I would like to serialize a custom structure eg.

Private Structure Dog
Dim DogName As String
Dim DogAge As Integer
Dim Fleas As ArrayList
End Structure

I am using a BinaryFormatter() to serialize the data. Each Dog is added to a
HashTable, and then the final HashTable is serialized... well that is the
intention.
Why does it come up with following error : PublicKeyToken=null' is not
marked as serializable

Any help on achieving this task or pointers would be helpful
Scott

[Peter Ritchie]

Try adding the SerializableAttribute to the structure:
<Serializable()>
Private Structure Dog
Dim DogName As String
Dim DogAge As Integer
Dim Fleas as ArrayList
End Structure

You can mark individual fields as un-serializable with the
NotSerializableAttribute.
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http://www.peterRitchie.com/
"Scott Collier" wrote:

I would like to serialize a custom structure eg.

Private Structure Dog
Dim DogName As String
Dim DogAge As Integer
Dim Fleas As ArrayList
End Structure

I am using a BinaryFormatter() to serialize the data. Each Dog is added to a
HashTable, and then the final HashTable is serialized... well that is the
intention.
Why does it come up with following error : PublicKeyToken=null' is not
marked as serializable

Any help on achieving this task or pointers would be helpful
Scott

[Scott Collier]

Thanks Peter, I didn't think it was going to be that easy - but it worked.

Scott
"Peter Ritchie" <PR****@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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Try adding the SerializableAttribute to the structure:
<Serializable()>
Private Structure Dog
Dim DogName As String
Dim DogAge As Integer
Dim Fleas as ArrayList
End Structure

You can mark individual fields as un-serializable with the
NotSerializableAttribute.
--
http://www.peterRitchie.com/
"Scott Collier" wrote:

I would like to serialize a custom structure eg.

Private Structure Dog
Dim DogName As String
Dim DogAge As Integer
Dim Fleas As ArrayList
End Structure

I am using a BinaryFormatter() to serialize the data. Each Dog is added
to a
HashTable, and then the final HashTable is serialized... well that is the
intention.
Why does it come up with following error : PublicKeyToken=null' is not
marked as serializable

Any help on achieving this task or pointers would be helpful
Scott