//deserialization constructor.
public aShow(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext ctxt)
{
//grab data from the serialization and assign it to local vars
HtNights2Night = (Hashtable)info.GetValue("NightsHashtable", typeof(Hashtable));
ShowName = (string)info.GetValue("Name", typeof(string));
//initialize seat numbers
seatNums = new SeatNumbers();
}
//default constructor
public aShow(int nights, string name)
{
//set the show's name
this.ShowName = name;
//initialize seat numbers
seatNums = new SeatNumbers();
//initialize hashtable
HtNights2Night = new Hashtable(nights);
for (int i = 1; i <= nights; i++)
{
//create a night object for each desired night
Night night = new Night();
night.night = i;
//and add it to the hashtable
HtNights2Night.Add(i, night);
}//end for
}