// Deserializes the class from the config file.
public virtual void Load()
{
// Declare the hashtable reference.
// Open the file containing the data that you want to deserialize.
FileStream fs = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Open);
try
{
BinaryFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
// Deserialize the object from the file and
// assign the reference to the local variable.
PersistentBinary binObject = (PersistentBinary)formatter.Deserialize(fs);
UpdateMemberVariables(binObject);
}
catch (SerializationException e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Failed to deserialize. Reason: " + e.Message);
throw;
}
finally
{
fs.Close();
}
}
// Internal methods ----------------------------------------------------
protected virtual void UpdateMemberVariables(PersistentBinary persistentBinary)
{
this.fileName = persistentBinary.fileName;
}
