source: branches/PersistenceReintegration/HeuristicLab.Persistence/4.0/Core/StorableConstructorAttribute.cs @ 14927

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#endregion

using System;
using System.Reflection;

namespace HeuristicLab.Persistence {


  /// <summary>
  /// Indicate that this constructor should be used instead of the default constructor
  /// when the <c>StorableSerializer</c> instantiates this class during
  /// deserialization.
  /// 
  /// The constructor must take exactly one <c>bool</c> argument that will be
  /// set to <c>true</c> during deserialization.
  /// </summary>
  [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Constructor, Inherited = false, AllowMultiple = false)]
  public sealed class StorableConstructorAttribute : Attribute {
    public static bool IsStorableConstructor(ConstructorInfo constructorInfo) {
      return Attribute.IsDefined(constructorInfo, typeof(StorableConstructorAttribute));
    }
  }
}