Public Overloads Shared Function LoadObject( _
   ByVal type As Type, _
   ByVal fileName As String, _
   ByVal elementName As String, _
   ByVal callingAssembly As Assembly _
) As Object

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Dim type As Type Dim fileName As String Dim elementName As String Dim callingAssembly As Assembly Dim value As Object   value = Serializer.LoadObject(type, fileName, elementName, callingAssembly)

public static object LoadObject( 
   Type type,
   string fileName,
   string elementName,
   Assembly callingAssembly
)

Parameters

type

Type of object

fileName

Path and name of file from which to load the object

elementName

Name of root element node for object

callingAssembly

Calling assembly

Return Value

Object containing newly deserialized instance; null if unsuccessful

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

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