Conditional C# Binary Serialization

Question

I am using BinaryFormatter to serialize a class and its variables by condition. For example:

[Serializable]
public class Class1
{
private Class2 B;
...
}

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Answer 1

1. There is no such method. You can control serialization by implementing ISerializable, and if you do you will know which serialization context is active (remoting, file etc.)
2. AFAIK no way to do it, why do you want this?

Generally speaking I advise you against using BinaryFormatter. It is a maintenance headache if there ever was one. Use XML serialization or some kind of protocol buffers.