//Serialize any class that has inherited from Serializable
public void Serialize(ISerializable value)
{
IsWriting = true;
int length = 0;
if (value == null)
{
byteList.AddRange(BitConverter.GetBytes(length));
return;
}
//Convert the class to bytes
byte [] data = value.ToBytes();
//Add the length of the serializable type to the stream
length = data.Length;
byteList.AddRange(BitConverter.GetBytes(length));
//Add the data to the byte list
byteList.AddRange(data);
}
public static bool SaveToLocation(ISerializable data, string location, string fileNameAndExtension)
{
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(location);
using (System.IO.FileStream _FileStream = new System.IO.FileStream(location + "/" + fileNameAndExtension, System.IO.FileMode.Create, System.IO.FileAccess.Write))
{
try
{
byte[] dataBytes = data.ToBytes();
_FileStream.Write(dataBytes, 0, dataBytes.Length);
_FileStream.Close();
return(true);
}
catch (Exception _Exception)
{
Console.WriteLine("Exception caught in process: {0}", _Exception.ToString());
return(false);
}
}
}
