vb.net serialization of system objects?

Question

I am working with sending objects over network. I have it working with custom objects just fine but my question is can I serialize system objects? For example I want to serialize the System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface object on one computer and send it to another so I can load all of its properties easily. Is this possible? This doesn't seem to work:

  <Serializable()> NIC As System.Net.NetworkInformation.NetworkInterface

Thanks in advance

How are you trying to serialise it, and what errors are you getting? — Rowland Shaw, Jun 25 '14 at 20:31
what ype of serialization? XML/JSON/Binary? And then are you sure you would serialize an abstraction of a concrete object? — ale, Jun 25 '14 at 20:34
I am using XML right now but could switch to binary if needed. — Willy, Jun 25 '14 at 20:48

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '14 at 20:39

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An object type has to be designed to be serializable, and marked so in it's original code. You will need to build your own object to keep the properties that you care about, mark it serializable, and use that.

answered Jun 25 '14 at 20:39

Joel Coehoorn

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This is what I was afraid of. There are a lot of properties and I was trying to be lazy and just send the whole object then have to program all of the ones I need :) which could be a lot of them. I don't want to have to re-invent what is already there! – Willy Jun 25 '14 at 20:50

vb.net serialization of system objects?

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