MetadataSerializer.ReadCustomElement Method

Article
10/05/2012

[Starting with the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) has been fully integrated into the .NET Framework. The version of WIF addressed by this topic, WIF 3.5, is deprecated and should only be used when developing against the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or the .NET Framework 4. For more information about WIF in the .NET Framework 4.5, also known as WIF 4.5, see the Windows Identity Foundation documentation in the .NET Framework 4.5 Development Guide.]

Extensibility point for reading custom elements. By default this returns false.

Namespace: Microsoft.IdentityModel.Protocols.WSFederation.Metadata
Assembly: Microsoft.IdentityModel (in Microsoft.IdentityModel.dll)

Usage

'Usage
Dim reader As XmlReader
Dim target As T
Dim returnValue As Boolean

returnValue = Me.ReadCustomElement(reader, target)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Overridable Function ReadCustomElement(Of T) ( _
    reader As XmlReader, _
    target As T _
) As Boolean

protected virtual bool ReadCustomElement<T> (
    XmlReader reader,
    T target
)

protected:
generic<typename T>
virtual bool ReadCustomElement (
    XmlReader^ reader, 
    T target
)

GenericParameters

T
The type of element.

Parameters

reader
Xml reader.

target
An object of type T.

Return Value

True if an element of type T is read, else false.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Target Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit)