Method GetSurrogateType

GetSurrogateType(Type)

Gets the surrogate type for a given object type.

Declaration

Type GetSurrogateType(Type objectType)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
Type	objectType	Type of the object being serialized.

Returns

Type	Description
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).