/// <summary>
/// </summary>
/// <param name = "value"></param>
/// <returns>string.Empty if the value is null</returns>
public string ConvertToString(object value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return(string.Empty);
}
// Array of byte
if (value.GetType() == typeof(byte[]))
{
return(Convert.ToBase64String((byte[])value));
}
// Type
if (isType(value))
{
return(_typeNameConverter.ConvertToTypeName((Type)value));
}
// Char which is \0
if (value.Equals(NullChar))
{
return(NullCharAsString);
}
return(Convert.ToString(value, _cultureInfo));
}
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public string ConvertToTypeName(Type type)
{
if (m_customTypeNameConverter == null)
{
return(GetDefaultTypeNameConverter().ConvertToTypeName(type));
}
return(m_customTypeNameConverter.ConvertToTypeName(type));
}
///<summary>
/// Writes attribute of type Type
///</summary>
///<param name = "attributeId"></param>
///<param name = "type"></param>
public void WriteAttribute(string attributeId, Type type)
{
if (type == null)
{
return;
}
string valueAsText = _typeNameProvider.ConvertToTypeName(type);
WriteAttribute(attributeId, valueAsText);
}
/// <summary>
/// Writes type
/// </summary>
/// <param name = "type"></param>
public void WriteType(Type type)
{
if (type == null)
{
_writer.Write(false);
}
else
{
_writer.Write(true);
_writer.Write(_typeNameConverter.ConvertToTypeName(type));
}
}
private void WriteTypesHeader(BinaryWriter writer)
{
// count
BinaryWriterTools.WriteNumber(_types.Items.Count, writer);
// Items
foreach (var type in _types.Items)
{
var typeName = _typeNameConverter.ConvertToTypeName(type);
BinaryWriterTools.WriteString(typeName, writer);
}
}