mono/mcs/class/corlib/System.Runtime.Serialization/SerializationBinder.cs

//
// System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationBinder.cs
//
// Author: Duncan Mak ([email protected])
//
// (C) Ximian, Inc.
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namespace System.Runtime.Serialization
{
	[Serializable]
	[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisibleAttribute (true)]
	public abstract class SerializationBinder
	{
		// Constructor
		protected SerializationBinder ()
			: base ()
		{
		}

		public abstract Type BindToType (string assemblyName, string typeName);

#if NET_4_0
		public virtual void BindToName (Type serializedType, out string assemblyName, out string typeName)
		{
			assemblyName = null;
			typeName = null;
		}
#endif
	}
}