DataContractSerializerTest.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml;

namespace DataContractSerializerTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var dateTimeInfo = typeof(DateTime);
            {
                var dcs = new DataContractSerializer(Type.GetType("System.RuntimeType"));
                var sb = new StringBuilder();
                var sw = new StringWriter(sb);
                using (var xw = new XmlTextWriter(sw) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
                {
                    dcs.WriteObject(xw, dateTimeInfo);
                }

                Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
                // <RuntimeType xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" z:FactoryType="UnitySerializationHolder" xmlns:z="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System">
                //   <Data i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.DateTime</Data>
                //   <UnityType i:type="x:int" xmlns="">4</UnityType>
                //   <AssemblyName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</AssemblyName>
                // </RuntimeType>
            }

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("------------------");
            Console.WriteLine();

            var dateTimeInfo_get_Now = dateTimeInfo.GetMethod("get_Now");
            {
                var dcs = new DataContractSerializer(Type.GetType("System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo"));
                var sb = new StringBuilder();
                var sw = new StringWriter(sb);
                using (var xw = new XmlTextWriter(sw) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
                {
                    dcs.WriteObject(xw, dateTimeInfo_get_Now);
                }

                Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
                // <RuntimeMethodInfo xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" z:FactoryType="MemberInfoSerializationHolder" xmlns:z="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System.Reflection">
                //   <Name i:type="x:string" xmlns="">get_Now</Name>
                //   <AssemblyName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</AssemblyName>
                //   <ClassName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.DateTime</ClassName>
                //   <Signature i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.DateTime get_Now()</Signature>
                //   <Signature2 i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.DateTime get_Now()</Signature2>
                //   <MemberType i:type="x:int" xmlns="">8</MemberType>
                //   <GenericArguments i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
                // </RuntimeMethodInfo>
            }

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("------------------");
            Console.WriteLine();

            var byteInfoArray = typeof(byte[]);
            {
                var dcs = new DataContractSerializer(Type.GetType("System.RuntimeType"));
                var sb = new StringBuilder();
                var sw = new StringWriter(sb);
                using (var xw = new XmlTextWriter(sw) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
                {
                    dcs.WriteObject(xw, byteInfoArray);
                }

                Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
                // <RuntimeType xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" z:FactoryType="UnitySerializationHolder" xmlns:z="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System">
                //   <Data i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.Byte[]</Data>
                //   <UnityType i:type="x:int" xmlns="">4</UnityType>
                //   <AssemblyName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</AssemblyName>
                // </RuntimeType>
            }

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("------------------");
            Console.WriteLine();

            var dictionary2Info = typeof(Dictionary<,>);
            {
                var dcs = new DataContractSerializer(Type.GetType("System.RuntimeType"));
                var sb = new StringBuilder();
                var sw = new StringWriter(sb);
                using (var xw = new XmlTextWriter(sw) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
                {
                    dcs.WriteObject(xw, dictionary2Info);
                }

                Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
                // <RuntimeType xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" z:FactoryType="UnitySerializationHolder" xmlns:z="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System">
                //   <Data i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2</Data>
                //   <UnityType i:type="x:int" xmlns="">4</UnityType>
                //   <AssemblyName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</AssemblyName>
                // </RuntimeType>
            }

            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("------------------");
            Console.WriteLine();

            var arrayInfo = typeof(Array);
            var arrayInfo_Exists_T = arrayInfo.GetMethod("Exists");
            {
                var dcs = new DataContractSerializer(Type.GetType("System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo"));
                var sb = new StringBuilder();
                var sw = new StringWriter(sb);
                using (var xw = new XmlTextWriter(sw) { Formatting = Formatting.Indented })
                {
                    dcs.WriteObject(xw, arrayInfo_Exists_T);
                }

                Console.WriteLine(sb.ToString());
                // <RuntimeMethodInfo xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" z:FactoryType="MemberInfoSerializationHolder" xmlns:z="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/10/Serialization/" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/System.Reflection">
                //   <Name i:type="x:string" xmlns="">Exists</Name>
                //   <AssemblyName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</AssemblyName>
                //   <ClassName i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.Array</ClassName>
                //   <Signature i:type="x:string" xmlns="">Boolean Exists[T](T[], System.Predicate`1[T])</Signature>
                //   <Signature2 i:type="x:string" xmlns="">System.Boolean Exists[T](!!T[], System.Predicate`1[T])</Signature2>
                //   <MemberType i:type="x:int" xmlns="">8</MemberType>
                //   <GenericArguments i:nil="true" xmlns="" />
                // </RuntimeMethodInfo>
            }
        }
    }
}