public static byte[] ConvertToByteArray(object item)
{
if (item == null)
{
return(null);
}
else
{
#if NETSTANDARD1_0
/*
* NETSTANDARD1_* didn't implement BinaryFromatter class
* Use DataContractJsonSerializer instead for serialization
*/
var formatter = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Json.DataContractJsonSerializer(item.GetType());
#else
var formatter = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter();
#endif
using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
{
#if NETSTANDARD1_0
formatter.WriteObject(stream, item);
#else
formatter.Serialize(stream, item);
#endif
return(stream.ToArray());
}
}
}
