DataContractSerializer: How to serialize classes/members without DataContract/DataMember attributes

Question

DataContractSerializer requires classes and members to be marked with the DataContract and DataMember attributes. However, in my case

Answer 1

I believe it is possible. If you implement the ISerializable interface then the serializer users your implementation instead of the attributes. Although I think you will still have to mark the class [Serializable].

Its a little more work than adding attributes but it does work.