/// <summary>
/// Serialize an array of objects to CSV format
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of objects to serialize from this CSV</typeparam>
/// <param name="list">The array of objects to serialize</param>
/// <param name="stream">The stream to which we will send this CSV text</param>
/// <param name="settings">The CSV settings to use when exporting this array (Default: CSV)</param>
/// <returns>The completed CSV string representing one line per element in list</returns>
public static void Serialize <T>(IEnumerable <T> list, Stream stream, CSVSettings settings = null) where T : class, new()
{
using (var cw = new CSVWriter(stream, settings))
{
cw.Serialize(list);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Serialize an array of objects to CSV format
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of objects to serialize from this CSV</typeparam>
/// <param name="list">The array of objects to serialize</param>
/// <param name="settings">The CSV settings to use when exporting this array (Default: CSV)</param>
/// <returns>The completed CSV string representing one line per element in list</returns>
public static string Serialize <T>(IEnumerable <T> list, CSVSettings settings = null) where T : class, new()
{
if (settings == null)
{
settings = CSVSettings.CSV;
}
using (var ms = new MemoryStream())
{
using (var cw = new CSVWriter(ms, settings))
{
cw.Serialize(list);
}
var rawString = settings.Encoding.GetString(ms.ToArray());
return(RemoveByteOrderMarker(rawString));
}
}