System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs Enumeration

Determines the serialization scheme used to store application settings.

Syntax

public enum SettingsSerializeAs

Remarks

The System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAs enumeration is used to specify the serialization mechanism used by the application settings provider to persist the values of application settings properties. For example, the System.Configuration.SettingsSerializeAsAttribute uses this enumeration in its constructor to request that a property or group of properties be persisted using the specified serialization mechanism.

Members

Member NameDescription
Binary

The settings property is serialized using binary object serialization.

ProviderSpecific

The settings provider has implicit knowledge of the property or its type and picks an appropriate serialization mechanism. Often used for custom serialization.

String

The settings property is serialized as plain text.

Xml

The settings property is serialized as XML using XML serialization.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Configuration
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0