public override void flatten(BinaryWriter writer)
{
// Format: 0. Protocol revision number
// (4 bytes, always set to CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION)
// 1. 'what' code (4 bytes)
// 2. Number of entries (4 bytes)
// 3. Entry name length (4 bytes)
// 4. Entry name string (flattened String)
// 5. Entry type code (4 bytes)
// 6. Entry data length (4 bytes)
// 7. Entry data (n bytes)
// 8. loop to 3 as necessary
writer.Write((int)CURRENT_PROTOCOL_VERSION);
writer.Write((int)what);
writer.Write((int)countFields());
IEnumerator e = fieldNames();
while (e.MoveNext())
{
string name = (string)e.Current;
MessageField field = (MessageField)_fieldTable[name];
byte [] byteArray = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(name);
writer.Write((int)(byteArray.Length + 1));
writer.Write(byteArray);
writer.Write((byte)0); // terminating NUL byte
writer.Write(field.typeCode());
writer.Write(field.flattenedSize());
field.flatten(writer);
}
}