/// <summary>
/// Serialize a IBinarySerializable object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="buffer">The buffer where to serialize the data.</param>
/// <param name="start">The start index in the buffer where to serialize the data.</param>
/// <param name="value">The object to serialize.</param>
/// <returns>The number of serialized bytes.</returns>
public uint ToBytes(ref Buffer buffer, uint start, IBinarySerializable value)
{
uint written;
CheckSerializationParameters(buffer, start);
if (value != null)
{
Type type = value.GetType();
CheckDefaultConstructor(type);
written = ToBytes(ref buffer, start, type);
written += value.ToBytes(this, ref buffer, start + written);
}
else
{
written = ToBytes(ref buffer, start, (Type)null);
}
return(written);
}
