System.SerializableAttribute
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System.SerializableAttribute is a C# attribute that marks a class or struct as capable of being serialized by the .NET runtime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| System.SerializableAttribute canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7896777 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System.SerializableAttribute Context triple: [C# attributes, exampleAttribute, System.SerializableAttribute]
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A.
C# attributes
C# attributes are metadata annotations in the C# programming language that allow developers to attach declarative information to code elements such as classes, methods, and properties, influencing compilation and runtime behavior.
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B.
Common Type System
The Common Type System is a core component of the .NET architecture that defines how data types are declared, used, and managed across different .NET languages to ensure interoperability and type safety.
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C.
System.Reflection
System.Reflection is a .NET namespace that provides types and APIs for inspecting and interacting with metadata about assemblies, modules, and types at runtime.
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D.
Component Object Model
Component Object Model (COM) is a Microsoft software architecture and binary-interface standard that enables interprocess communication and reusable software components across different programming languages.
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E.
System.Collections
System.Collections is a .NET namespace that provides fundamental interfaces and classes for working with non-generic collections such as lists, queues, arrays, and dictionaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: System.SerializableAttribute Target entity description: System.SerializableAttribute is a C# attribute that marks a class or struct as capable of being serialized by the .NET runtime.
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A.
C# attributes
C# attributes are metadata annotations in the C# programming language that allow developers to attach declarative information to code elements such as classes, methods, and properties, influencing compilation and runtime behavior.
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B.
Common Type System
The Common Type System is a core component of the .NET architecture that defines how data types are declared, used, and managed across different .NET languages to ensure interoperability and type safety.
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C.
System.Reflection
System.Reflection is a .NET namespace that provides types and APIs for inspecting and interacting with metadata about assemblies, modules, and types at runtime.
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D.
Component Object Model
Component Object Model (COM) is a Microsoft software architecture and binary-interface standard that enables interprocess communication and reusable software components across different programming languages.
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E.
System.Collections
System.Collections is a .NET namespace that provides fundamental interfaces and classes for working with non-generic collections such as lists, queues, arrays, and dictionaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET attribute
ⓘ
attribute class ⓘ serialization marker attribute ⓘ |
| allowMultiple | false ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
class
ⓘ
struct ⓘ |
| appliesToGenericTypes | true ⓘ |
| baseClass | System.Attribute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedInAssembly |
System.Runtime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mscorlib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedInNamespace | System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttributeUsage |
AttributeTargets.Class
ⓘ
AttributeTargets.Struct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParameterlessConstructor | true ⓘ |
| inherited | false ⓘ |
| introducedInFramework | .NET Framework 1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAttributeClass | true ⓘ |
| isCLSCompliant | true ⓘ |
| isComVisible | true ⓘ |
| isMetadataOnly | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | .NET Base Class Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSealed | true ⓘ |
| language | C# ⓘ |
| languageBinding |
C# attribute syntax [Serializable]
ⓘ
VB.NET attribute syntax <Serializable()> ⓘ |
| notRequiredBy |
DataContractSerializer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XmlSerializer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
.NET 5+
ⓘ
.NET Core NERFINISHED ⓘ .NET Framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | marks a type as serializable by the .NET runtime ⓘ |
| relatedAttribute | System.NonSerializedAttribute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedInterface |
System.Runtime.Serialization.IDeserializationCallback
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
System.Runtime.Serialization.ISerializable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
all instance fields must be serializable or marked NonSerialized
ⓘ
type must be marked for BinaryFormatter to serialize it ⓘ |
| runtimeBehavior | does not itself implement serialization logic ⓘ |
| shortName | Serializable ⓘ |
| usageExample | [Serializable] public class MyClass { } ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BinaryFormatter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NetDataContractSerializer NERFINISHED ⓘ SoapFormatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
SOAP serialization
ⓘ
binary serialization ⓘ remoting serialization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: System.SerializableAttribute Description of subject: System.SerializableAttribute is a C# attribute that marks a class or struct as capable of being serialized by the .NET runtime.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.