//variant
public void Write(object val)
{
if (val == null)
{
throw new NotSupportedException("Cannot send null variant");
}
if (val is DValue)
{
DValue dv = (DValue)val;
if (dv.endianness != endianness)
{
throw new NotImplementedException("Writing opposite endian DValues not yet implemented.");
}
Write(dv.signature);
WritePad(dv.signature.Alignment);
stream.Write(dv.data, 0, dv.data.Length);
return;
}
Type type = val.GetType();
WriteVariant(type, val);
}
// Used primarily for reading variant values
private object ReadValue(Signature sig)
{
if (sig.IsPrimitive)
{
return(ReadValue(sig[0]));
}
Type t = null;
try {
t = sig.ToType();
} catch (NotSupportedException e) {
// We don't catch other exceptions as they indicate a malformed signature
if (Protocol.Verbose)
{
Console.Error.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
}
/*
* if (t == null) {
* StepOver (sig);
* return null;
* }
*/
if (t == null)
{
ReadPad(sig.Alignment);
int startPos = pos;
StepOver(sig);
int ln = pos - startPos;
DValue dv = new DValue();
dv.endianness = endianness;
dv.signature = sig;
dv.data = new byte[ln];
Array.Copy(data, startPos, dv.data, 0, ln);
return(dv);
}
return(ReadValue(t));
}