Class SerializedDictionary<K, V>

Unity can't serialize Dictionary so here's a custom wrapper that does. Note that you have to extend it before it can be serialized as Unity won't serialized generic-based types either.

Inheritance
Object
Dictionary<K, V>
SerializedDictionary<K, V, K, V>
SerializedDictionary<K, V>
Inherited Members
Namespace: UnityEngine.Rendering
Syntax
[Serializable]
public class SerializedDictionary<K, V> : SerializedDictionary<K, V, K, V>, IDictionary<K, V>, ICollection<KeyValuePair<K, V>>, IReadOnlyDictionary<K, V>, IReadOnlyCollection<KeyValuePair<K, V>>, IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<K, V>>, IDictionary, ICollection, IEnumerable, IDeserializationCallback, ISerializable, ISerializationCallbackReceiver
Type Parameters
Name Description
K

The key type
V

The value
Examples

public sealed class MyDictionary : SerializedDictionary<KeyType, ValueType> {}

Methods

DeserializeKey(K)

Conversion to serialize a key

Declaration
public override K DeserializeKey(K key)
Parameters
Type Name Description
K key

The key to serialize
Returns
Type Description
K

The Key that has been serialized
Overrides
UnityEngine.Rendering.SerializedDictionary<K, V, K, V>.DeserializeKey(K)

DeserializeValue(V)

Conversion to serialize a value

Declaration
public override V DeserializeValue(V val)
Parameters
Type Name Description
V val

The value
Returns
Type Description
V

The value
Overrides
UnityEngine.Rendering.SerializedDictionary<K, V, K, V>.DeserializeValue(V)

SerializeKey(K)

Conversion to serialize a key

Declaration
public override K SerializeKey(K key)
Parameters
Type Name Description
K key

The key to serialize
Returns
Type Description
K

The Key that has been serialized
Overrides
UnityEngine.Rendering.SerializedDictionary<K, V, K, V>.SerializeKey(K)

SerializeValue(V)

Conversion to serialize a value

Declaration
public override V SerializeValue(V val)
Parameters
Type Name Description
V val

The value
Returns
Type Description
V

The value
Overrides
UnityEngine.Rendering.SerializedDictionary<K, V, K, V>.SerializeValue(V)

Extension Methods