/// <summary>
/// Applies a protocol-buffer from an XmlReader to an existing instance.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type being merged.</typeparam>
/// <param name="instance">The existing instance to be modified (cannot be null).</param>
/// <param name="reader">The XmlReader containing the data to apply to the instance (cannot be null).</param>
public static void Merge <T>(System.Xml.XmlReader reader, T instance) where T : System.Xml.Serialization.IXmlSerializable
{
if (reader == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reader));
}
if (instance == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(instance));
}
const int LEN = 4096;
byte[] buffer = new byte[LEN];
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
int depth = reader.Depth;
while (reader.Read() && reader.Depth > depth)
{
if (reader.NodeType == System.Xml.XmlNodeType.Text)
{
int read;
while ((read = reader.ReadContentAsBase64(buffer, 0, LEN)) > 0)
{
ms.Write(buffer, 0, read);
}
if (reader.Depth <= depth)
{
break;
}
}
}
ms.Position = 0;
Serializer.Merge(ms, instance);
}
}
void IXmlSerializable.ReadXml(System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
{
Serializer.Merge(reader, this);
}
protected DatabaseCompatRem(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
: this()
{
Serializer.Merge <DatabaseCompatRem>(info, this);
}
