/// <summary>
/// Serializes an array
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The array value type</typeparam>
/// <param name="array">The array</param>
/// <param name="length">The array length</param>
/// <param name="name">The array name, for logging</param>
/// <returns>The serialized array</returns>
public T[] SerializeArray <T>(T[] array, int length, string name = null)
{
// Use byte writing method if it's a byte array
if (typeof(T) == typeof(byte))
{
if (Logger != null)
{
string normalLog = $"{LogPrefix}({typeof(T)}[{length}]) {name ?? "<no name>"}: ";
Logger?.WriteLogLine($"{normalLog}{BinaryHelpers.ByteArrayToHexString((byte[])(object)array, 16, new string(' ', normalLog.Length))}");
}
Writer.Write((byte[])(object)array);
}
else
{
Logger?.WriteLogLine($"{LogPrefix}({typeof(T)}[{length}]) {name ?? "<no name>"}");
// Write every value
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
Serialize <T>(array[i], name: name == null || Logger == null ? null : $"{name}[{i}]");
}
}
// Return the array
return(array);
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes an array
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The array value type</typeparam>
/// <param name="array">The array</param>
/// <param name="length">The array length</param>
/// <param name="name">The array name, for logging</param>
/// <returns>The serialized array</returns>
public T[] SerializeArray <T>(T[] array, int length, string name = null)
{
// Use byte reading method if it's a byte array
if (typeof(T) == typeof(byte))
{
var logPrefix = LogPrefix;
byte[] bytes = Reader.ReadBytes(length);
if (Logger != null)
{
string normalLog = $"{logPrefix}({typeof(T)}[{length}]) {name ?? "<no name>"}: ";
Logger?.WriteLogLine($"{normalLog}{BinaryHelpers.ByteArrayToHexString(bytes, 16, new string(' ', normalLog.Length))}");
}
return((T[])(object)bytes);
}
Logger?.WriteLogLine($"{LogPrefix}({typeof(T)}[{length}]) {name ?? "<no name>"}");
// Create the buffer to read to
var buffer = new T[length];
// Read each value to the buffer
for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
{
// Read the value
buffer[i] = Serialize <T>(default, name: name == null || Logger == null ? null : $"{name}[{i}]");