/// <summary>
/// Get key value pairs from serialized byte array
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">byte array</param>
/// <returns>key value pairs</returns>
public static KeyValuePair <string, object>[] GetKeyValuePairs(byte[] bytes)
{
if (bytes == null || bytes.Length == 0)
{
return(null);
}
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes))
{
using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(ms))
{
Int32Column intCol = new Int32Column();
StringColumn strCol = new StringColumn();
int length = intCol.Read(reader);
KeyValuePair <string, object>[] result = new KeyValuePair <string, object> [length];
for (int index = 0; index < length; index++)
{
string key = strCol.Read(reader);
string value = strCol.Read(reader);
result[index] = new KeyValuePair <string, object>(key, value);
}
return(result);
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Serializes key value pairs into byte array
/// </summary>
/// <param name="array">array of key value pairs</param>
/// <returns>byte array</returns>
public static byte[] GetBytes(KeyValuePair <string, object>[] array)
{
if (array == null || array.Length == 0)
{
return(null);
}
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
{
using (BinaryWriter writer = new BinaryWriter(ms))
{
Int32Column intCol = new Int32Column();
StringColumn strCol = new StringColumn();
intCol.Write(writer, array.Length);
foreach (KeyValuePair <string, object> pair in array)
{
strCol.Write(writer, pair.Key);
strCol.Write(writer, pair.Value != null ? pair.Value.ToString() : string.Empty);
}
}
ms.Flush();
return(ms.ToArray());
}
}