/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the byte array and returns an instance of <see cref="__Creator"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>If the byte array can be deserialized and cast to an instance of <see cref="__Creator"/>,
/// returns an instance of <see cref="__Creator"/>; otherwise returns null.</returns>
public static new __Creator FromArray(byte[] byteArray)
{
__Creator o = null;
try
{
o = (__Creator)CustomObjectBase.FromArray(byteArray);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw e;
}
return(o);
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares this instance with a specified object. Throws an ArgumentException if the specified object is not of type <see cref="__Creator"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj">An <see cref="__Creator"/> object to compare with this instance.</param>
/// <returns>0 if the specified object equals this instance; -1 if the specified object does not equal this instance.</returns>
public virtual int CompareTo(Object obj)
{
if (obj is __Creator)
{
__Creator o = (__Creator)obj;
if (
o.IsNew == IsNew &&
o.IsDeleted == IsDeleted &&
o.CreatorID == CreatorID &&
GetComparisonString(o.CreatorName) == GetComparisonString(CreatorName) &&
GetComparisonString(o.FirstNameFirst) == GetComparisonString(FirstNameFirst) &&
GetComparisonString(o.SimpleName) == GetComparisonString(SimpleName) &&
GetComparisonString(o.DOB) == GetComparisonString(DOB) &&
GetComparisonString(o.DOD) == GetComparisonString(DOD) &&
GetComparisonString(o.Biography) == GetComparisonString(Biography) &&
GetComparisonString(o.CreatorNote) == GetComparisonString(CreatorNote) &&
GetComparisonString(o.MARCDataFieldTag) == GetComparisonString(MARCDataFieldTag) &&
GetComparisonString(o.MARCCreator_a) == GetComparisonString(MARCCreator_a) &&
GetComparisonString(o.MARCCreator_b) == GetComparisonString(MARCCreator_b) &&
GetComparisonString(o.MARCCreator_c) == GetComparisonString(MARCCreator_c) &&
GetComparisonString(o.MARCCreator_d) == GetComparisonString(MARCCreator_d) &&
GetComparisonString(o.MARCCreator_Full) == GetComparisonString(MARCCreator_Full) &&
o.CreationDate == CreationDate &&
o.LastModifiedDate == LastModifiedDate
)
{
o = null;
return(0); // true
}
else
{
o = null;
return(-1); // false
}
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException("Argument is not of type __Creator");
}
}