.NET Remoting Fundamentals

In the world of .NET Remoting, there are essentially three types of classes:

  • Serializable classes

    These classes, which are marked with the <Serializable> attribute, can be sent between processes, applications, and computers.

  • Remotable classes

    These classes derive from System.MarshalByRefObject (or indirectly through another class that derives from MarshalBy­RefObject, such as Component). This provides them with the innate capability to be invoked remotely (outside of their application domain).

  • Ordinary classes

    On their own, these classes can’t be used in a .NET Remoting scenario for communication or for distributed execution. They might be used as a local part of an application, but that topic doesn’t interest us in this chapter. ...

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