Public Overloads Shared Function Restore( _
   ByVal instanceType As Type, _
   ByVal fileName As String, _
   Optional ByVal knownTypes As IEnumerable(Of Type), _
   Optional ByVal useBinaryFormat As Boolean _
) As Object

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Dim instanceType As Type Dim fileName As String Dim knownTypes As IEnumerable(Of Type) Dim useBinaryFormat As Boolean Dim value As Object   value = SerializationFns.Restore(instanceType, fileName, knownTypes, useBinaryFormat)

public static object Restore( 
   Type instanceType,
   string fileName,
   IEnumerable<Type> knownTypes,
   bool useBinaryFormat
)

public:
static Object^ Restore( 
   Type^ instanceType,
   String^ fileName,
   IEnumerable<Type^>^ knownTypes,
   bool useBinaryFormat
) 

Parameters

instanceType

The type of object being 'restored'

fileName

File containing a serialized object

knownTypes

List of known types in the serialized object

useBinaryFormat

True to restore a file in binary format; false if the file is in text format.

Return Value

Target Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 family

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