/// <summary>
/// Returns the object deserialized from the file specified, using a binary or text formatter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">The path of the file the object is to be deserialized from.</param>
/// <param name="binary">True to use a binary formatter, False to use a Soap one.</param>
public static object PathDeserialize(this string path, bool binary)
{
path = path.Validated("Path");
using (FileStream sm = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open))
{
return(SerializationEx.Deserialize(sm, binary));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes the given object into the file specified, using a binary or text formatter.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">The path of the file the object will be persisted into.</param>
/// <param name="obj">The object to serialize.</param>
/// <param name="binary">True to use a binary formatter, False to use a Soap one.</param>
public static void PathSerialize(this string path, object obj, bool binary)
{
path = path.Validated("Path");
if (obj == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("obj", "Object cannot be null.");
}
using (FileStream sm = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Create))
{
SerializationEx.Serialize(sm, obj, binary);
}
}