BinaryFormatter.Binder BinaryFormatter.Binder BinaryFormatter.Binder BinaryFormatter.Binder Property

public:
 property System::Runtime::Serialization::SerializationBinder ^ Binder { System::Runtime::Serialization::SerializationBinder ^ get(); void set(System::Runtime::Serialization::SerializationBinder ^ value); };

public System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationBinder Binder { get; set; }

member this.Binder : System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationBinder with get, set

Public Property Binder As SerializationBinder

Property Value

Implements

Examples

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Binary;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;
ref class Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder;

[Serializable]
ref class Version1Type
{
public:
   Int32 x;
};


[Serializable]
ref class Version2Type: public ISerializable
{
public:
   Int32 x;
   String^ name;

   // The security attribute demands that code that calls  
   // this method have permission to perform serialization.

   [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand,SerializationFormatter=true)]
   virtual void GetObjectData( SerializationInfo^ info, StreamingContext context )
   {
      info->AddValue( "x", x );
      info->AddValue( "name", name );
   }


private:

   // The security attribute demands that code that calls  
   // this method have permission to perform serialization.

   [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction::Demand,SerializationFormatter=true)]
   Version2Type( SerializationInfo^ info, StreamingContext context )
   {
      x = info->GetInt32( "x" );
      try
      {
         name = info->GetString( "name" );
      }
      catch ( SerializationException^ ) 
      {
         // The 'name' field was not serialized because Version1Type 
         // did not contain this field.
         // We will set this field to a reasonable default value.
         name =  "Reasonable default value";
      }
   }
};

ref class Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder sealed: public SerializationBinder
{
public:
   virtual Type^ BindToType( String^ assemblyName, String^ typeName ) override
   {
      Type^ typeToDeserialize = nullptr;

      // For each assemblyName/typeName that you want to deserialize to
      // a different type, set typeToDeserialize to the desired type.
      String^ assemVer1 = Assembly::GetExecutingAssembly()->FullName;
      String^ typeVer1 =  "Version1Type";
      if ( assemblyName->Equals( assemVer1 ) && typeName->Equals( typeVer1 ) )
      {
         // To use a type from a different assembly version, 
         // change the version number using the following line of code.
         // assemblyName = assemblyName.Replace("1.0.0.0", "2.0.0.0");
         // To use a different type from the same assembly, 
         // change the type name.
         typeName =  "Version2Type";
      }

      // The following line of code returns the type.
      typeToDeserialize = Type::GetType( String::Format(  "{0}, {1}", typeName, assemblyName ) );
      return typeToDeserialize;
   }
};

ref class App
{
public:
   static void Serialize()
   {
      // To serialize the objects, you must first open a stream for writing. 
      // We will use a file stream here.
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( "DataFile.dat",FileMode::Create );
      try
      {
         // Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it 
         // to serialize the data to the stream.
         BinaryFormatter^ formatter = gcnew BinaryFormatter;

         // Construct a Version1Type Object and serialize it.
         Version1Type^ obj = gcnew Version1Type;
         obj->x = 123;
         formatter->Serialize( fs, obj );
      }
      catch ( SerializationException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Failed to serialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message );
         throw;
      }
      finally
      {
         fs->Close();
      }
   }

   static void Deserialize()
   {
      // Declare the Version2Type reference.
      Version2Type^ obj = nullptr;

      // Open the file containing the data that we want to deserialize.
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( "DataFile.dat",FileMode::Open );
      try
      {
         // Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it 
         // to deserialize the data from the stream.
         BinaryFormatter^ formatter = gcnew BinaryFormatter;

         // Construct an instance of our 
         // Version1ToVersion2TypeSerialiationBinder type.
         // This Binder type knows how to deserialize a Version1Type  
         // Object* to a Version2Type Object.
         formatter->Binder = gcnew Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder;
         obj = dynamic_cast<Version2Type^>(formatter->Deserialize( fs ));
      }
      catch ( SerializationException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Failed to deserialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message );
         throw;
      }
      finally
      {
         fs->Close();
      }

      // To prove that a Version2Type Object* was deserialized, 
      // display the Object's type and fields to the console.
      Console::WriteLine( "Type of Object deserialized: {0}", obj->GetType() );
      Console::WriteLine( "x = {0}, name = {1}", obj->x, obj->name );
   }
};

[STAThread]
int main()
{
   App::Serialize();
   App::Deserialize();
   return 0;
}

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Permissions;


class App 
{
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
        Serialize();
        Deserialize();
    }

    static void Serialize() 
    {
        // To serialize the objects, you must first open a stream for writing. 
        // Use a file stream here.
        FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.dat", FileMode.Create);

        try 
        {
            // Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it 
            // to serialize the data to the stream.
            BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

            // Construct a Version1Type object and serialize it.
            Version1Type obj = new Version1Type();
            obj.x = 123;
            formatter.Serialize(fs, obj);
        }
        catch (SerializationException e) 
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to serialize. Reason: " + e.Message);
            throw;
        }
        finally 
        {
            fs.Close();
        }
    }

   
    static void Deserialize() 
    {
        // Declare the Version2Type reference.
        Version2Type obj = null;

        // Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize.
        FileStream fs = new FileStream("DataFile.dat", FileMode.Open);
        try 
        {
            // Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it 
            // to deserialize the data from the stream.
            BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

            // Construct an instance of our the
            // Version1ToVersion2TypeSerialiationBinder type.
            // This Binder type can deserialize a Version1Type  
            // object to a Version2Type object.
            formatter.Binder = new Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder();

            obj = (Version2Type) formatter.Deserialize(fs);
        }
        catch (SerializationException e) 
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " + e.Message);
            throw;
        }
        finally 
        {
            fs.Close();
        }

        // To prove that a Version2Type object was deserialized, 
        // display the object's type and fields to the console.
        Console.WriteLine("Type of object deserialized: " + obj.GetType());
        Console.WriteLine("x = {0}, name = {1}", obj.x, obj.name);
    }
}


[Serializable]
class Version1Type 
{
    public Int32 x;
}


[Serializable]
class Version2Type : ISerializable 
{
    public Int32 x;
    public String name;
   
    // The security attribute demands that code that calls
    // this method have permission to perform serialization.
    [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand,SerializationFormatter=true)]
    void ISerializable.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) 
    {
        info.AddValue("x", x);
        info.AddValue("name", name);
    }

    // The security attribute demands that code that calls  
    // this method have permission to perform serialization.
    [SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand,SerializationFormatter=true)]
    private Version2Type(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context) 
    {
        x = info.GetInt32("x");
        try 
        {
            name = info.GetString("name");
        }
        catch (SerializationException) 
        {
            // The "name" field was not serialized because Version1Type 
            // did not contain this field.
            // Set this field to a reasonable default value.
            name = "Reasonable default value";
        }
    }
}


sealed class Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder : SerializationBinder 
{
    public override Type BindToType(string assemblyName, string typeName) 
    {
        Type typeToDeserialize = null;

        // For each assemblyName/typeName that you want to deserialize to
        // a different type, set typeToDeserialize to the desired type.
        String assemVer1 = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().FullName;
        String typeVer1 = "Version1Type";

        if (assemblyName == assemVer1 && typeName == typeVer1) 
        {
            // To use a type from a different assembly version, 
            // change the version number.
            // To do this, uncomment the following line of code.
            // assemblyName = assemblyName.Replace("1.0.0.0", "2.0.0.0");

            // To use a different type from the same assembly, 
            // change the type name.
            typeName = "Version2Type";
        }

        // The following line of code returns the type.
        typeToDeserialize = Type.GetType(String.Format("{0}, {1}", 
            typeName, assemblyName));

        return typeToDeserialize;
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization
Imports System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Security.Permissions

Class App
   <STAThread()> Shared Sub Main()
      Serialize()
      Deserialize()
   End Sub


   Shared Sub Serialize()
      ' To serialize the objects, you must first open a stream for writing. 
      ' Use a file stream here.
      Dim fs As New FileStream("DataFile.dat", FileMode.Create)

      Try
         ' Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it 
         ' to serialize the data to the stream.
         Dim formatter As New BinaryFormatter

         ' Construct a Version1Type object and serialize it.
         Dim obj As New Version1Type
         obj.x = 123
         formatter.Serialize(fs, obj)
      Catch e As SerializationException
         Console.WriteLine("Failed to serialize. Reason: " & e.Message)
         Throw
      Finally
         fs.Close()
      End Try
   End Sub


   Shared Sub Deserialize()
      ' Declare the Version2Type reference.
      Dim obj As Version2Type = Nothing

      ' Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize.
      Dim fs As New FileStream("DataFile.dat", FileMode.Open)
      Try
         ' Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it 
         ' to deserialize the data from the stream.
         Dim formatter As New BinaryFormatter

         ' Construct an instance of the 
         ' Version1ToVersion2TypeSerialiationBinder type.
         ' This Binder type can deserialize a Version1Type  
         ' object to a Version2Type object.
         formatter.Binder = New Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder

         obj = DirectCast(formatter.Deserialize(fs), Version2Type)
      Catch e As SerializationException
         Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " & e.Message)
         Throw
      Finally
         fs.Close()
      End Try

      ' To prove that a Version2Type object was deserialized, 
      ' display the object's type and fields to the console.
      Console.WriteLine("Type of object deserialized: {0}", obj.GetType())
      Console.WriteLine("x = {0}, name = {1}", obj.x, obj.name)
   End Sub
End Class


<Serializable()> Class Version1Type
   Public x As Int32
End Class


<Serializable()> Class Version2Type
   Implements ISerializable
   Public x As Int32
   Public name As String

   ' The security attribute demands that code that calls  
   ' this method have permission to perform serialization.
   <SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, SerializationFormatter:=True)> _
   Private Sub GetObjectData(ByVal info As SerializationInfo, _
         ByVal context As StreamingContext) Implements ISerializable.GetObjectData
      info.AddValue("x", x)
      info.AddValue("name", name)
   End Sub

   ' The security attribute demands that code that calls  
   ' this method have permission to perform serialization.
   <SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.Demand, SerializationFormatter:=True)> _
   Private Sub New(ByVal info As SerializationInfo, _
         ByVal context As StreamingContext)
      x = info.GetInt32("x")
      Try
         name = info.GetString("name")
      Catch e As SerializationException
         ' The "name" field was not serialized because 
         ' Version1Type did not contain this field.
         ' Set this field to a reasonable default value.
         name = "Reasonable default value"
      End Try
   End Sub
End Class


NotInheritable Class Version1ToVersion2DeserializationBinder
   Inherits SerializationBinder
   Public Overrides Function BindToType(ByVal assemblyName As String, _
         ByVal typeName As String) As Type

      Dim typeToDeserialize As Type = Nothing

      ' For each assemblyName/typeName that you want to deserialize
      ' to a different type, set typeToDeserialize to the desired type.
      Dim assemVer1 As String = [Assembly].GetExecutingAssembly().FullName
      Dim typeVer1 As String = GetType(Version1Type).FullName

      If assemblyName = assemVer1 And typeName = typeVer1 Then
         ' To use a type from a different assembly version, 
         ' change the version number.
         ' To do this, uncomment the following code.
         ' assemblyName = assemblyName.Replace("1.0.0.0", "2.0.0.0")

         ' To use a different type from the same assembly, 
         ' change the type name.
         typeName = typeName.Replace("Version1Type", "Version2Type")
      End If

      ' The following code returns the type.
      typeToDeserialize = Type.GetType(String.Format("{0}, {1}", typeName, _
                                       assemblyName))

      Return typeToDeserialize
   End Function
End Class

Applies to

See also

• SerializationBinder SerializationBinder SerializationBinder SerializationBinder