/// <summary>
/// Can the given type be meaningfully with protobuf-net?
/// </summary>
public static bool CanSerialize(Type type)
{
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
}
if (type.IsValueType)
{
return(false);
}
// serialize as item?
if (Serializer.IsEntityType(type))
{
return(true);
}
// serialize as list?
bool enumOnly;
Type itemType = PropertyFactory.GetListType(type, out enumOnly);
if (itemType != null &&
(!enumOnly || Serializer.HasAddMethod(type, itemType)) &&
Serializer.IsEntityType(itemType))
{
return(true);
}
return(false);
}