void ReadCollection(CollectionDataContract collectionContract)
        {
            Type type     = collectionContract.UnderlyingType;
            Type itemType = collectionContract.ItemType;
            bool isArray  = (collectionContract.Kind == CollectionKind.Array);

            ConstructorInfo constructor = collectionContract.Constructor;

            if (type.IsInterface)
            {
                switch (collectionContract.Kind)
                {
                case CollectionKind.GenericDictionary:
                    type        = Globals.TypeOfDictionaryGeneric.MakeGenericType(itemType.GetGenericArguments());
                    constructor = type.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic, null, Globals.EmptyTypeArray, null);
                    break;

                case CollectionKind.Dictionary:
                    type        = Globals.TypeOfHashtable;
                    constructor = type.GetConstructor(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic, null, Globals.EmptyTypeArray, null);
                    break;

                case CollectionKind.Collection:
                case CollectionKind.GenericCollection:
                case CollectionKind.Enumerable:
                case CollectionKind.GenericEnumerable:
                case CollectionKind.List:
                case CollectionKind.GenericList:
                    type    = itemType.MakeArrayType();
                    isArray = true;
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (!isArray)
            {
                if (type.IsValueType)
                {
                    // FIXME: this is not what the original code does.
                    objectLocal = FormatterServices.GetUninitializedObject(type);
                }
                else
                {
                    objectLocal = constructor.Invoke(new object [0]);
                    context.AddNewObject(objectLocal);
                }
            }

            bool canReadSimpleDictionary = collectionContract.Kind == CollectionKind.Dictionary ||
                                           collectionContract.Kind == CollectionKind.GenericDictionary;

            bool readSimpleDictionary = canReadSimpleDictionary & context.UseSimpleDictionaryFormat;

            if (readSimpleDictionary)
            {
                ReadSimpleDictionary(collectionContract, itemType);
            }
            else
            {
                string objectId = context.GetObjectId();

                bool canReadPrimitiveArray = false, readResult = false;
                if (isArray && TryReadPrimitiveArray(itemType, out readResult))
                {
                    canReadPrimitiveArray = true;
                }

                if (!canReadPrimitiveArray)
                {
                    object growingCollection = null;
                    if (isArray)
                    {
                        growingCollection = Array.CreateInstance(itemType, 32);
                    }

                    int i = 0;
                    // FIXME: I cannot find i++ part, but without that it won't work as expected.
                    for (; i < int.MaxValue; i++)
                    {
                        if (IsStartElement(this.itemName, this.emptyDictionaryString))
                        {
                            context.IncrementItemCount(1);
                            object value = ReadCollectionItem(collectionContract, itemType);
                            if (isArray)
                            {
                                MethodInfo ensureArraySizeMethod = XmlFormatGeneratorStatics.EnsureArraySizeMethod.MakeGenericMethod(itemType);
                                growingCollection = ensureArraySizeMethod.Invoke(null, new object [] { growingCollection, i });
                                ((Array)growingCollection).SetValue(value, i);
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                StoreCollectionValue(objectLocal, itemType, value, collectionContract);
                            }
                        }
                        else if (IsEndElement())
                        {
                            break;
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            HandleUnexpectedItemInCollection(ref i);
                        }
                    }

                    if (isArray)
                    {
                        MethodInfo trimArraySizeMethod = XmlFormatGeneratorStatics.TrimArraySizeMethod.MakeGenericMethod(itemType);
                        objectLocal = trimArraySizeMethod.Invoke(null, new object [] { growingCollection, i });
                        context.AddNewObjectWithId(objectId, objectLocal);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    context.AddNewObjectWithId(objectId, objectLocal);
                }
            }
        }