C# Object Binary Serialization

Question

I want to make a binary serialize of an object and the result to save it in a database.

Person person = new Person();
person.Name = \"something\";

MemoryStr         


        

Answer 1

Here's the sample. TData must be marked [Serializable] and all fields type also.

    private static TData DeserializeFromString(string settings)
    {
        byte[] b = Convert.FromBase64String(settings);
        using (var stream = new MemoryStream(b))
        {
            var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
            stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
            return (TData)formatter.Deserialize(stream);
        }
    }

    private static string SerializeToString(TData settings)
    {
        using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
        {
            var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
            formatter.Serialize(stream, settings);
            stream.Flush();
            stream.Position = 0;
            return Convert.ToBase64String(stream.ToArray());
        }
    }