I have this class :
[Serializable]
class Data
{
int data1;
int data2;
Other_Data[] array;
}
class Other_Data
{
// I have some ints and bool here
}
The question is how do I serialize/deserialize a object of type Data with a single file
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@Rufus L nothing I'm stumped.Uri Popov– Uri Popov2015-02-18 07:49:28 +00:00Commented Feb 18, 2015 at 7:49
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If the type Other_Data is serializable too, then this should cause you no problems. Just know that serializers require the types and properties or fields to be public:
[Serializable]
public class Data
{
public int data1;
public int data2;
public Other_Data[] array;
}
[Serializable]
public class Other_Data
{
public int someInt;
public bool someBool;
}
And then for example using the XmlSerializer:
var obj = new Data() {
data1 = 5,
data2 = 7,
array = new Other_Data[] {
new Other_Data() { someInt = 1, someBool = true },
new Other_Data() { someInt = 2, someBool = true },
new Other_Data() { someInt = 3, someBool = false }
}
};
var xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Data));
var stringWriter = new StringWriter();
xmlSerializer.Serialize(stringWriter, obj);
Console.WriteLine(stringWriter.ToString());
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Uri Popov
Thank you for the answer I will try it out, Just another quick question this will work with the
BinaryFormatter too right ?
poke
@UriPopov Yes, although
BinaryFormatter is a bit stricter than XmlSerializer (latter doesn’t require [Serializable] for example). But yes, it works with the types in my example.