Serialization of objects using WCF and Silverlight

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Is there a way to hook into how specific types are serialized when using WCF and Silverlight. For example, I need to tweak how System.DateTime properties are serialized/deserialized.

John Saunders · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-15 00:52:05Z

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Be careful here. Any time you change how something is serialized, you'll also have to change how the client deserializes it. You should have a very good reason in mind before changing how a data contract serializes, as they are made to be very interoperable. Anything you change could reduce the level of interoperability.

answered Mar 15, 2009 at 0:52

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Steve · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-15 03:27:46Z

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In your datacontract, use the [OnSerialized] attribute.

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answered Mar 14, 2009 at 21:49

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Ken Smith Over a year ago

Unfortunately, Silverlight doesn't support serialization callbacks. See my complaint <a href="blog.wouldbetheologian.com/2009/10/…>.

Ken Smith · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-12 22:57:19Z

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Since Silverlight doesn't support serialization callbacks (see here), you best bet might be to add a secondary property to any objects which wraps the DateTime property you need to control, and handle any "serialization" needs in that property.

Just a thought.

answered Dec 12, 2009 at 22:57

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