public static void SerializeNow(Invoice myInvoice)
{
int invID = myInvoice.InvoiceID;
//setup a memory stream object that is needed
//to hold the obj in memory during the
//format and transformation process
MemoryStream myStream = new MemoryStream();
//setup the binary formatting obj that
//performs the format process
BinaryFormatter myFormat = new BinaryFormatter();
//we call the serialize method, passing the
//stream so we know where to save and obj it
//will transform
myFormat.Serialize(myStream, myInvoice);
//now that the obj is serialized, covert to
//Base64 for encoding and easy storage
string serializedValue = Convert.ToBase64String(myStream.ToArray());
//call the Insert method of the DA class
DataAdapter.Insert(invID, serializedValue);
//close the stream
myStream.Close();
}
/// <summary>
/// create a test person object. save to the database as a serialized element. Retrieve the serialized data and de-serialize for display.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="args"></param>
static void Main(string[] args)
{
Person myPerson = new Person();
myPerson.Age = 43;
myPerson.Name = "Mike Johnson";
myPerson.Employer = "OTC";
//call the serializeNow method
//to package this Person obj up and
//store it in the DB
Serializer.SerializeNow(myPerson);
//call the DB Get method to get all the records
DataAdapter.Get();
Console.ReadKey();
}