/// <summary>
/// The validation check on whether a type is serializable
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to test</param>
/// <returns>Returns whether that type can be serialized</returns>
public static bool TypeIsSerializable(Type type)
{
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
}
if (!type.IsSerializable)
{
return(false);
}
if (!type.IsGenericType)
{
return(true);
}
Type[] genericArguments = type.GetGenericArguments();
for (int i = 0; i < genericArguments.Length; i++)
{
Type type2 = genericArguments[i];
if (!SerializationTypeConverter.TypeIsSerializable(type2))
{
return(false);
}
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Whether a type can be serialized
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type">The type to test</param>
/// <returns>Whether the specified type can be serialized</returns>
public static bool CanSerialize(Type type)
{
return(SerializationTypeConverter.TypeIsSerializable(type) && !type.IsEnum || (type.Equals(typeof(Exception)) || type.IsSubclassOf(typeof(Exception))));
}
