private void btnXmlSerialization_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// * You use the XmlSerializer class in the System.Xml.Serialization namespace.
// * One difference between the XmlSerializer and BinaryFormatter is that the XmlSerializer serializes only public properties and fields.
// * You also do not need to use the[Serializable] attribute when declaring the class.
// * Also, the class must be public.
var person = new Person();
person.FirstName = "Cassio";
person.LastName = "Vinicius";
person.SetId(1);
var xmlSerializerWriter = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Person));
var streamWriter = new StreamWriter("Person.xml");
xmlSerializerWriter.Serialize(streamWriter, person);
streamWriter.Close();
var xmlSerializerReader = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Person));
var fileStream = new FileStream("Person.xml", FileMode.Open);
var personRead = (Person)xmlSerializerReader.Deserialize(fileStream);
fileStream.Close();
//var xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Person));
//var streamWriter = new StreamWriter("Person.xml");
//xmlSerializer.Serialize(streamWriter, person);
//streamWriter.Close();
////The code produces the following file:
////<? xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
////<Person xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
//// xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
//// <FirstName>Joe</FirstName>
//// <LastName>Smith</LastName>
////</Person>
//// If you want to ignore a property, use the[XmlIgnore] attribute before the property. The following
////code would ignore the FirstName property when serializing the object to XML:
////[XmlIgnore]
////public string FirstName;
//// You can use the following code to read the XML back into an object:
//XmlSerializer xmlSerializer2 = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Person));
//FileStream fs = new FileStream("Person.xml", FileMode.Open);
//Person person2 = (Person)xmlSerializer.Deserialize(fs);
//fs.Close();
}
private void BinarySerialization_Overview()
{
// * The BinaryFormatter object is used to serialize and deserialize an object.
// * This is found in the System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary namespace.
// * The two main methods you need to be concerned about are the Serialize and Desearialize methods.
// * You can use the BinaryFormatter along with a FileStream to read and write your objects to disk.
// * Remember, the FileStream is an object used to read and write data to and from disk as byte arrays.
// * For a class to be serialized, you must add the[Serializable] attribute to the top of the class.
// * The following example creates a class called Person and makes it serializable:
// [Serializable]
// class Person
// {
// private int _id;
// public string FirstName;
// public string LastName;
// public void SetId(int id)
// {
// _id = id;
// }
// }
// If you want to persist this object’s data to storage, you can create an instance of the BinaryFormatter
// object and call its Serialize method.
var person = new Person();
person.SetId(1);
person.FirstName = "Joe";
person.LastName = "Smith";
IFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
Stream stream = new FileStream("Person.bin", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None);
formatter.Serialize(stream, person);
stream.Close();
// Be aware that even the private field will be persisted to the disk.You can restore the state of the
// object by reading the Person.bin file and deserializing the file.
stream = new FileStream("Person.bin", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read);
var person2 = (Person)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
stream.Close();
//If you execute the code and view the person2 object in the Watch window, you can see that all the
//fields retain their value, even the private _id field.If you want to prevent the private field from being
//persisted, you can add the[NonSerialized] attribute before the field declaration.
//[Serializable]
//class Person
// {
// [NonSerialized]
// private int _id;
// public string FirstName;
// public string LastName;
// public void SetId(int id)
// {
// _id = id;
// }
// }
// When serializing the object, the _id field will be skipped.If you were to run the code again and
// serialize the object and deserialize the object and view person2 in the Watch window, you would
// notice the _id is 0.
}
