/// <summary>
/// Serializes obj to byte[]. Passing Type can be used to avoid prefixing type to beginning of data. Important to match type parameter on deserialization.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public byte[] FromObject(object obj, Type type = null, bool prefixTypeData = true)
{
if (obj == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("obj");
}
if (type == null)
{
type = typeof(object);
}
DataWriter writer = GetDataWriter();
writer.Reset();
if (prefixTypeData)
{
type = obj.GetType(); //Has to match because whatever we prefix we will try to deserialize //TODO: Double check
TypeCache typeCache = GetTypeCache(type);
WriteType(type, obj, writer, typeCache.IsGeneric, true);
Serialize(type, obj, writer, true, true);
}
else
{
Serialize(type, obj, writer, false, true);
}
return(writer.CopyBytes());
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes obj to byte[]. Does not append type to beginning of data.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="type"></param>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public byte[] FromObject(Type type, object obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("obj");
}
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("type");
}
DataWriter writer = GetDataWriter();
writer.Reset();
Serialize(obj, writer);
return(writer.CopyBytes());
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes obj to byte[]. Appends type to beginning of data.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="obj"></param>
/// <returns>Serialized Data</returns>
public byte[] FromObject(object obj)
{
if (obj == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("obj");
}
DataWriter writer = GetDataWriter();
writer.Reset();
Type type = obj.GetType();
TypeCache typeCache = GetTypeCache(type);
WriteType(type, obj, writer, typeCache.IsGeneric, true);
Serialize(type, obj, writer, typeCache, true, true);
return(_writer.CopyBytes());
}