/// <summary>
/// Saves the data in the specified stream in a binary format.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
/// <param name="data">The data.</param>
public static void Serialize(this IStream stream, object data)
{
// Use the COM wrapper for the stream.
using (ComStream cs = new ComStream(stream))
{
// Write the object into the memory stream in binary format.
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
bf.Serialize(ms, data);
byte[] buffer = ms.ToArray();
byte[] header = BitConverter.GetBytes(buffer.Length);
cs.Write(header, 0, header.Length); // Write the size of the object.
cs.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length); // Write the object.
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads the binary data from the specified <paramref name="stream" />.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stream">The stream.</param>
/// <param name="eventHandler">The event handler used to resolve assembly references.</param>
/// <returns>
/// The deserialized object that was stored in the stream.
/// </returns>
public static object Deserialize(this IStream stream, ResolveEventHandler eventHandler)
{
try
{
if (eventHandler != null)
{
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += eventHandler;
}
// Use the COM wrapper for the stream.
using (ComStream cs = new ComStream(stream))
{
// Get the size of the object.
byte[] header = new Byte[4];
cs.Read(header, 0, header.Length);
int size = BitConverter.ToInt32(header, 0);
// Get the byte array of the object.
byte[] buffer = new byte[size];
cs.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
// Read the object in the memory stream in binary format.
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(buffer))
{
BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
return(bf.Deserialize(ms));
}
}
}
finally
{
if (eventHandler != null)
{
AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve -= eventHandler;
}
}
}