Mega Code Archive
Serialize a list of objects
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.IO;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List<Product> products = new List<Product>();
products.Add(new Product(1, "A", 10.0, "A."));
products.Add(new Product(2, "B", 25.0, "B."));
products.Add(new Product(4, "C", 12.0, "C."));
IFormatter serializer = new BinaryFormatter();
FileStream saveFile =new FileStream("Products.bin", FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
serializer.Serialize(saveFile, products);
saveFile.Close();
FileStream loadFile =new FileStream("Products.bin", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
List<Product> savedProducts = serializer.Deserialize(loadFile) as List<Product>;
loadFile.Close();
}
}
[Serializable]
public class Product
{
public long Id;
public string Name;
public double Price;
[NonSerialized]
string Notes;
public Product(long id, string name, double price, string notes)
{
Id = id;
Name = name;
Price = price;
Notes = notes;
}
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Format("{0}: {1} (${2:F2}) {3}", Id, Name, Price, Notes);
}
}
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