using System;
using System.Xml.Serialization;

namespace BLToolkit.Reflection
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Allows the <see cref="XmlSerializer"/> to recognize a type generated
    /// by the BLToolkit when it serializes or deserializes an object.
    /// </summary>
    public class XmlIncludeAbstractAttribute : XmlIncludeAttribute
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="XmlIncludeAbstractAttribute"/> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="type">The <see cref="Type"/> of an abstract class to
        /// include its BLToolkit extensions.</param>
        public XmlIncludeAbstractAttribute(Type type)
            : base(TypeBuilder.TypeFactory.GetType(type))
        {
        }
    }
}