1 // System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerSerializationManager.cs
4 // Alejandro Sánchez Acosta <raciel@gnome.org>
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30 using System.Collections;
32 namespace System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization
34 public interface IDesignerSerializationManager : IServiceProvider
36 ContextStack Context {get;}
38 PropertyDescriptorCollection Properties {get;}
40 void AddSerializationProvider (IDesignerSerializationProvider provider);
42 object CreateInstance (Type type, ICollection arguments, string name, bool addToContainer);
44 object GetInstance (string name);
46 string GetName (object value);
48 object GetSerializer (Type objectType, Type serializerType);
50 Type GetType (string typeName);
52 void RemoveSerializationProvider (IDesignerSerializationProvider provider);
54 void ReportError (object errorInformation);
56 void SetName (object instance, string name);
58 event ResolveNameEventHandler ResolveName;
60 event EventHandler SerializationComplete;