/// <summary>determines the serialiser responsible for a specified formal type and the parameterattributes attributes</summary>
/// <param name="formal">The formal type. If formal is modified through mapper, result is returned in this parameter</param>
/// <param name="attributes">the parameter/field attributes</param>
/// <returns></returns>
private Serializer DetermineSerializer(Type formal, AttributeExtCollection attributes)
{
CustomMappingDesc customMappingUsed;
Serializer serialiser =
(Serializer)s_mapper.MapClsTypeWithTransform(ref formal, ref attributes,
this, out customMappingUsed); // formal can be transformed
if (serialiser == null)
{
// no serializer present for Type: formal
Trace.WriteLine("no serialiser for Type: " + formal);
throw new BAD_PARAM(9001, CompletionStatus.Completed_MayBe);
}
Debug.WriteLine("determined to serialize formal type " + formal + " with : " + serialiser);
if (customMappingUsed != null)
{
// wrap serializer to apply custom mapping
serialiser = new CustomMappingDecorator(customMappingUsed, serialiser);
}
return(serialiser);
}