/// <summary>
/// Reads objects from this stream and stores them in a list.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">A <see cref="System.IO.Stream"/>.</param>
/// <param name="list">A list used to store the objects.</param>
/// <param name="converter">A delegate used to convert the read bytes to the desired object.</param>
/// <param name="validityCheck">Indicates whether to read a countersign from the stream and perform the validity check.</param>
public static void ReadObjects <T>(this Stream stream,
IList <T> list, BytesToObjectConverter <T> converter, bool validityCheck = true)
{
var pos = stream.Position;
if (!validityCheck || stream.Check((Int64)29))
{
while (true)
{
var len = stream.ReadInt32();
if (len < 0)
{
stream.SeekTo(pos);
throw new InvalidDataException(IOResources.ERR_StreamExtension_DataIrrecognizable);
}
var occupancy = stream.ReadInt32();
if (occupancy < 0)
{
stream.SeekTo(pos);
throw new InvalidDataException(IOResources.ERR_StreamExtension_DataIrrecognizable);
}
var next = stream.ReadInt64();
while (occupancy > 0)
{
var p1 = stream.Position;
var b = stream.ReadByteArray(validityCheck);
var advance = stream.Position - p1;
occupancy -= (int)advance;
list.Add(converter(b));
}
if (next <= 0)
{
break;
}
else
{
stream.SeekTo(next);
}
}
}
else
{
throw new InvalidDataException(IOResources.ERR_StreamExtension_DataIrrecognizable);
}
}
public static object ReadObject <T>(this Stream stream, BytesToObjectConverter <T> converter, bool validityCheck = true)
{
return(converter(stream.ReadByteArray(validityCheck)));
}