StreamingContextStates Enum

Definition

Caution

Formatter-based serialization is obsolete and should not be used.

Defines a set of flags that specifies the source or destination context for the stream during serialization.

This enumeration supports a bitwise combination of its member values.

[System.Flags]
public enum StreamingContextStates
[System.Flags]
[System.Obsolete("Formatter-based serialization is obsolete and should not be used.", DiagnosticId="SYSLIB0050", UrlFormat="https://aka.ms/dotnet-warnings/{0}")]
public enum StreamingContextStates
[System.Flags]
[System.Serializable]
public enum StreamingContextStates
[System.Flags]
[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public enum StreamingContextStates
Inheritance
StreamingContextStates
Attributes

Fields

Name Value Description
CrossProcess 1

Specifies that the source or destination context is a different process on the same computer.

CrossMachine 2

Specifies that the source or destination context is a different computer.

File 4

Specifies that the source or destination context is a file. Users can assume that files will last longer than the process that created them and not serialize objects in such a way that deserialization will require accessing any data from the current process.

Persistence 8

Specifies that the source or destination context is a persisted store, which could include databases, files, or other backing stores. Users can assume that persisted data will last longer than the process that created the data and not serialize objects so that deserialization will require accessing any data from the current process.

Remoting 16

Specifies that the data is remoted to a context in an unknown location. Users cannot make any assumptions whether this is on the same computer.

Other 32

Specifies that the serialization context is unknown.

Clone 64

Specifies that the object graph is being cloned. Users can assume that the cloned graph will continue to exist within the same process and be safe to access handles or other references to unmanaged resources.

CrossAppDomain 128

Specifies that the source or destination context is a different AppDomain. (For a description of AppDomains, see Application Domains).

All 255

Specifies that the serialized data can be transmitted to or received from any of the other contexts.

Applies to

Product Versions (Obsolete)
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7 (8, 9)
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also