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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion csla-examples/CustomSerializers.md
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Expand Up @@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ The `SerializationInfo` class can store the following "primitive" types:
- `Guid`
- `byte[]`
- `char[]`
- `List<int>` (and other primitive type lists)

> ⚠️ Standard .NET collection types such as `List<T>` and `Dictionary<K,V>` are _not_ directly serializable by `MobileFormatter`. Use `MobileList<T>` or `MobileDictionary<K,V>` from `Csla.Core` for serializable collections, or register a custom serializer for your collection type.

## Common Scenarios

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions csla-examples/v10/CustomSerializers.md
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Expand Up @@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ The `SerializationInfo` class can store these primitive types:
| Text | `string`, `char`, `char[]` |
| Boolean | `bool` |
| Date/Time | `DateTime`, `DateTimeOffset`, `TimeSpan`, `DateOnly`, `TimeOnly` |
| Other | `Guid`, `byte[]` |
| Collections | `List<T>` of primitive types |
| Other | `Guid`, `byte[]`, `char[]` |
| Nullable | Nullable versions of all above types |

> ⚠️ Standard .NET collection types such as `List<T>` and `Dictionary<K,V>` are _not_ directly serializable by `MobileFormatter`. Use `MobileList<T>` or `MobileDictionary<K,V>` from `Csla.Core` for serializable collections, or register a custom serializer for your collection type.

For complex types, serialize them as JSON strings or implement child object handling.

## Handling Complex Types
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion csla-examples/v9/PocoSerialization.md
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Expand Up @@ -242,9 +242,10 @@ The `SerializationInfo` class can store these "primitive" types directly:
- `Guid`
- `byte[]`
- `char[]`
- `List<int>` (and other primitive type lists)
- Nullable versions of the above types

> ⚠️ Standard .NET collection types such as `List<T>` and `Dictionary<K,V>` are _not_ directly serializable by `MobileFormatter`. Use `MobileList<T>` or `MobileDictionary<K,V>` from `Csla.Core` for serializable collections, or register a custom serializer for your collection type.

For complex types (objects, lists of objects), use the child object methods.

## Best Practices
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