public virtual Record Create(Record newRecord)
{
int recNo;
//scan file, looking for next free record
for (recNo=0; recNo < file.RecordCount; recNo++)
{
Byte[] bytes = file.ReadRecord(recNo);
Record rec = Record.FromBytes(bytes, Fields);
if (rec.IsDeleted) break;
}
//convert record into byte array
//write byte array to file
throw new NotImplementedException();
}
public static Record FromBytes(byte[] bytes, FieldInfo[] fields)
{
//init
int byteOffset = 0;
Record record = new Record();
record.Data = new object[fields.Length];
//get IsDeleted byte
record.IsDeleted = BitConverter.ToBoolean(bytes, byteOffset);
byteOffset += 1;
//get data for all fields
for(int i=0; i < fields.Length; i++)
{
//DataType type = fields[i].Type;
//int byteLen = fields[i].ByteLength;
//int Len = fields[i].Length;
//if (type == DataType.Boolean)
//{
// record.Data[i] = BitConverter.ToBoolean(bytes, byteOffset);
// byteOffset += byteLen;
// }
//else if (type == DataType.Integer)
//{
// record.Data[i] = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, byteOffset);
// byteOffset += byteLen;
//}
//else if (type == DataType.Text)
//{
// StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(Len);
// Encoding.UTF32.
// = BitConverter.ToBoolean(bytes, byteOffset);
// byteOffset += byteLen;
//}
//else
//{
//}
}
//return record to caller
return record;
}
