'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function Restore( _
   ByVal instanceType As Type, _
   ByVal stream As Stream, _
   ByVal closeOnExit As Boolean, _
   Optional ByVal knownTypes As IEnumerable(Of Type), _
   Optional ByVal useBinaryFormat As Boolean _
) As Object

'Usage
 
Dim instanceType As Type
Dim stream As Stream
Dim closeOnExit As Boolean
Dim knownTypes As IEnumerable(Of Type)
Dim useBinaryFormat As Boolean
Dim value As Object
 
value = SerializationFns.Restore(instanceType, stream, closeOnExit, knownTypes, useBinaryFormat)

public static object Restore( 
   Type instanceType,
   Stream stream,
   bool closeOnExit,
   IEnumerable<Type> knownTypes,
   bool useBinaryFormat
)

Parameters

instanceType

The type of instance to deserialize

stream

Stream to be read

closeOnExit

Whether or not to close the stream when done.

knownTypes

List of known types in the serialized object

useBinaryFormat

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

Return Value

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

SerializationFns Class
SerializationFns Members
Overload List