Preventing serialization of properties in VB.NET

Question

I have a VB.NET class which I'm serializing via XML in an asmx file. I've added attributes to the datamember I want to ignore in serialization, but it's still returned. I also have the <DataContract()> attribute on my class and the DataMember attribute on all properties which should be serialized. My property declaration is:

    <ScriptIgnore()> _
    <IgnoreDataMember()> _
    Public Property Address() As SomeObject

Answer 1

By adding an attribute to the backing field and converting it from an auto-property, I eventually got the proprty to stop serializing:

<NonSerialized()> _
Private _address As SomeObject = Nothing
<ScriptIgnore()> _
<IgnoreDataMember()> _
<Xmlignore()>
Public Property address() As SomeObject
    Get
        Return _address
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As SomeObject)
        _address = value
    End Set
End Property

Answer 2

Have you tried the NonSerialized attribute:

<NonSerialized()> _
Public Property Address() As SomeObject

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.nonserializedattribute.aspx