CimSerializer.Serialize Method (CimInstance, InstanceSerializationOptions, Byte[], UInt32)

 

Serializes a CIM instance and reports whether the serialized data fits into the specified buffer.

Namespace:   Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Serialization
Assembly:  Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure (in Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.dll)

Syntax

public bool Serialize(
    CimInstance cimInstance,
    InstanceSerializationOptions options,
    byte[] buffer,
    ref uint offset
)

public:
bool Serialize(
    CimInstance^ cimInstance,
    InstanceSerializationOptions options,
    array<unsigned char>^ buffer,
    unsigned int% offset
)

member Serialize : 
        cimInstance:CimInstance *
        options:InstanceSerializationOptions *
        buffer:byte[] *
        offset:uint32 byref -> bool

Public Function Serialize (
    cimInstance As CimInstance,
    options As InstanceSerializationOptions,
    buffer As Byte(),
    ByRef offset As UInteger
) As Boolean

Parameters

• cimInstance
  Type: Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance

  The CIM instance to serialize.

• options
  Type: Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Serialization.InstanceSerializationOptions

  The serialization options for the instance.

• buffer
  Type: System.Byte[]

  The buffer that stores the returned serialized data. This value can be set to null if the method is called only to read back the required buffer length from the offset parameter.

• offset
  Type: System.UInt32

  The offset in the buffer where the data is written. After the method returns, the offset is increased by the amount of data taken by the serialized representation of the CIM instance.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean

true if the serialized data fit into the buffer; otherwise, false.

See Also

Serialize Overload
CimSerializer Class
Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.Serialization Namespace

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