/// <summary>
/// Represents this editing operation as a text string.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A string that can be used to save a persistent version of this edit.</returns>
internal string GetEditString()
{
EditSerializer es = new EditSerializer();
es.WritePersistent <Operation>(DataField.Edit, this);
return(es.ToSerializedString());
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes an object as a text string.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type of object being written (as it is known to the instance
/// that contains it)</typeparam>
/// <param name="field">The tag that identifies the item.</param>
/// <param name="value">The object to write (may be null)</param>
/// <returns>The result of serializing the supplied object</returns>
internal static string GetSerializedString <T>(DataField field, T value) where T : IPersistent
{
EditSerializer es = new EditSerializer();
es.WritePersistent(field.ToString(), value);
return(es.ToSerializedString());
}
