'Declaration
 
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

'Usage
 
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
)

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 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