/// <summary>
/// Deserializes an object from a byte array.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of object. This type must implement IMDSSerializable interface</typeparam>
/// <param name="createObjectHandler">A function that creates an instance of that object (T)</param>
/// <param name="bytesOfObject">Byte array</param>
/// <returns>Deserialized object</returns>
public static T DeserializeFromByteArray <T>(CreateSerializableObjectHandler <T> createObjectHandler, byte[] bytesOfObject) where T : IMDSSerializable
{
return(new MDSDefaultDeserializer(new MemoryStream(bytesOfObject)
{
Position = 0
}).ReadObject(createObjectHandler));
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes and returns an object that implements INGRIDSerializable.
/// Object creation method is passed as parameter and used to create empty object.
/// Created object may be null.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">A class that implements INGRIDSerializable</typeparam>
/// <param name="createObjectHandler">A function that creates an empty T object</param>
/// <returns>Deserialized object</returns>
public T ReadObject <T>(CreateSerializableObjectHandler <T> createObjectHandler) where T : INGRIDSerializable
{
if (ReadByte() == 0)
{
return(default(T));
}
var serializableObject = createObjectHandler();
serializableObject.Deserialize(this);
return(serializableObject);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes and returns an array of objects that implements INGRIDSerializable.
/// Object creation method is passed as parameter and used to create empty object.
/// Created array may be null or empty.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">A class that implements INGRIDSerializable</typeparam>
/// <param name="createObjectHandler">A function that creates an empty T object</param>
/// <returns>Deserialized object</returns>
public T[] ReadObjectArray <T>(CreateSerializableObjectHandler <T> createObjectHandler) where T : INGRIDSerializable
{
var length = ReadInt32();
if (length < 0)
{
return(null);
}
if (length == 0)
{
return(new T[0]);
}
var objects = new T[length];
for (var i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
objects[i] = ReadObject(createObjectHandler);
}
return(objects);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes an object via reading from a stream.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of object. This type must implement IMDSSerializable interface</typeparam>
/// <param name="createObjectHandler">A function that creates an instance of that object (T)</param>
/// <param name="stream">Deserialized object</param>
/// <returns>Deserialized object</returns>
public static T DeserializeFromStream <T>(CreateSerializableObjectHandler <T> createObjectHandler, Stream stream) where T : IMDSSerializable
{
return(new MDSDefaultDeserializer(stream).ReadObject(createObjectHandler));
}
