How to Serialize Class with System.Net.IPAddress Attribute?

[O.B.]

I have a an attribute within a Serializable class that is of type
System.Net.IPAddress. When I try to serialize the class, I get the
following error:

System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot serialize member
'SerializationTest.ConfigurationProperties.ConnectionAddress' of type
'System.Net.IPAddress', see inner exception for more details.

System.InvalidOperationException: System.Net.IPAddress cannot be
serialized because it does not have a parameterless constructor.

What workarounds are there?

 

[O.B.]

I have a an attribute within a Serializable class that is of type
System.Net.IPAddress. When I try to serialize the class, I get the
following error:

System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot serialize member
'SerializationTest.ConfigurationProperties.ConnectionAddress' of type
'System.Net.IPAddress', see inner exception for more details.

System.InvalidOperationException: System.Net.IPAddress cannot be
serialized because it does not have a parameterless constructor.

What workarounds are there?

Well, one workaround is to change the type from IPAddress to a string.
That seems to work for now. If there is something better, please let me
know.

 

[Oliver Sturm]

Hello,

What workarounds are there?

You could implement ISerializable, which allows you to completely redefine
the process of serialization and store data in whatever format you like.
You could then use a string or an integer (or a few integers, if you're
thinking IPv6) to store the IP address data and reconstruct it on the
deserialization side.


Oliver Sturm