public void Serialize(object obj, String name, XmlNode parent)
{
// Reset();
XmlDocument doc = parent.OwnerDocument;
XmlElement root = doc.CreateElement(_taglib.OBJECT_TAG);
parent.AppendChild(root);
XmlComment comment = root.OwnerDocument.CreateComment(" Data section : Don't edit any attributes ! ");
root.AppendChild(comment);
SetObjectInfoAttributes(name, obj.GetType(), root);
Type ctortype = TypeInfo.GetBinaryConstructorType(obj.GetType());
if (ctortype != null)
{
SerializeBinaryObject(obj, ctortype, root);
}
else
{
SerializeProperties(obj, root);
}
WriteTypeDictionary(root);
}
protected void SetProperty(object obj, object value, PropertyInfo pi, XmlNode parent)
{
// object val = value; ??
try
{
// Empty values are ignored (no need to restore null references or empty Strings)
if (value == null || value.Equals(""))
{
return;
}
// Get the Type
//Type pt = pi.PropertyType;
Type pt = value.GetType();
// Check whether this property can be serialized and deserialized
if (CheckPropertyHasToBeSerialized(pi) && (pt.IsSerializable || IgnoreSerializableAttribute) &&
(pi.CanWrite) && ((pt.IsPublic) || (pt.IsEnum)))
{
XmlElement prop = parent.OwnerDocument.CreateElement(_taglib.PROPERTY_TAG);
SetObjectInfoAttributes(pi.Name, pt, prop);
// Try to find a constructor for binary data.
// If found remember the parameter's Type.
Type binctortype = TypeInfo.GetBinaryConstructorType(pt);
if (binctortype != null) // a binary contructor was found
{
/*
* b. Trying to handle binary data
*/
SerializeBinaryObject(pi.GetValue(obj, null), binctortype, prop);
}
else if (TypeInfo.IsCollection(pt))
{
/*
* a. Collections ask for a specific handling
*/
SetCollectionItems(obj, (ICollection)value, prop);
}
else
{
/*
* c. "normal" classes
*/
SetXmlElementFromBasicPropertyValue(prop, pt, value, parent);
}
// Append the property node to the paren XmlNode
parent.AppendChild(prop);
}
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
if (!IgnoreSerialisationErrors)
{
throw exc;
}
else
{
// perhaps logging
}
}
}