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ISerializerFactoryProvider.GetSurrogateType Method

Gets the surrogate type for a given object type.

Namespace:  PostSharp.Serialization
Assembly:  PostSharp (in PostSharp.dll) Version: 6.9.11.0 (6.9.11.0)
Syntax
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Type GetSurrogateType(
	Type objectType
)

Parameters

objectType
Type: System.Type
Type of the object being serialized.

Return Value

Type: Type
The surrogate type for objectType, or null (or objectType) is objectType does not require a surrogate type.
Remarks

This method is called only during serialization. The surrogate type is the type whose name will be serialized; therefore, it will also be the type that will be deserialized.

It is not the responsibility of this class to call the next provider (NextProvider).

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