public static object Deserialize(XdrReader reader, Type type)
{
//find the corresponding serialization vector for a given type
var serializer = LookupSerializer(type);
//skip discriminators for ancestors
if (serializer.AncestorUnionsCounts > 0)
{
reader.Advance(serializer.AncestorUnionsCounts * 4);
}
//resolve unions
while (serializer.IsUnion)
{
type = serializer.ResolveActualUnionTypeMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { reader }) as Type;
serializer = LookupSerializer(type);
}
//create new instance of the target model
var instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
//deserialize using resolved serializer contract
serializer.DeserializeMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { instance, reader });
return(instance);
}
public static T Deserialize <T>(XdrReader reader) where T : class
{
return(Deserialize(reader, typeof(T)) as T);
}