Can I serialize a C# Type object?

Question

I\'m trying to serialize a Type object in the following way:

Type myType = typeof (StringBuilder);
var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Type));
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Answer 1

According to the MSDN documentation of System.Type [1] you should be able to serialize the System.Type object. However, as the error is explicitly referring to System.Text.StringBuilder, that is likely the class that is causing the serialization error.

[1] Type Class (System) - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.type.aspx