/// <summary>
/// Serializes an object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="writer">The target stream</param>
/// <param name="instance">The object to serialize. This can be null.</param>
/// <param name="flags">One or more <see cref="SerializedFlags"/> options</param>
public static void Serialize <T>(IPrimitiveWriter writer, T instance, SerializerFlags flags)
{
TypeSerializationInfo typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(instance);
TypeSerializationArgs args = new TypeSerializationArgs();
args.Writer = writer;
args.Flags = flags;
typeInfo.Serialize(instance, args);
}
/// <summary>
/// Internal use only
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="instance"></param>
/// <param name="args"></param>
public static void Serialize <T>(T instance, TypeSerializationArgs args)
{
TypeSerializationInfo typeInfo = null;
if (args.IsBaseClass)
{
// For base class handling, make sure we explicitly get the type
// info for the template parameter
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo(typeof(T));
}
else
{
// Otherwise use the default type detection
typeInfo = TypeSerializationInfo.GetTypeInfo <T>(instance);
}
typeInfo.Serialize(instance, args);
}