ComponentBase.SerializeSubcomponents Method

Invoked to query whether the underlying component structure should be automatically serialized or serialized by the user.

Namespace: MindFusion.Diagramming.Components
Package: MindFusion.Diagramming

 Syntax

C#

protected virtual bool SerializeSubcomponents ()

Visual Basic

Protected Overridable Function SerializeSubcomponents () As Boolean

 Return Value

true to inform the caller to automatically serialize the subcomponent tree; false to skip the automatic component serialization.

 Remarks

This method is only applicable to components, which contain subcomponents, that is, all components derived from ContentComponent and ContainerComponent.