A ShouldSerialize[Object] method (ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate) that returns true or false. XML serialization enables an object's public fields and properties to be saved and loaded to/from an XML file. Typically, XML serialization will be desired for an object that is not null or empty and has a value such as a string object or a list object that is not null and has at least one element.
Syntax
public virtual bool ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate()
public function ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate(): Boolean; virtual;
public function ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate() : boolean;
public: virtual bool ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate();
public:
virtual bool ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate();
'Declaration
Public Overridable Function ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate() As Boolean
'Usage
Dim instance As Coverage
Dim value As Boolean
value = instance.ShouldSerializeEffectiveDate()
Return Value
bool true/false
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