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XmlSerializationWriter.WriteXsiType Method

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Writes an xsi:type attribute for an XML element that is being serialized into a document.

Namespace:  System.Xml.Serialization
Assembly:  System.Xml.Serialization (in System.Xml.Serialization.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Sub WriteXsiType ( _
    name As String, _
    ns As String _
)

protected void WriteXsiType(
    string name,
    string ns
)

Parameters

  • name
    Type: System.String
    The local name of an XML Schema data type.
  • ns
    Type: System.String
    The namespace of an XML Schema data type.

Remarks

The protected members of XmlSerializationWriter are intended for use only by derived classes that are used internally within the .NET Framework XML serialization infrastructure.

The xsi:type attribute explicitly indicates the XML Schema data type. The prefix xsi refers to the XML Schema instance namespace.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.