How to Write object to stream without using BinaryFormatter?

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I use BinaryWriter to write my items to stream. How i can write object to Stream and back without BinaryFormatter?

Well why don't you want to use BinaryFormatter? What are your actual requirements here? — Jon Skeet
– Jon Skeet, Commented Apr 1, 2014 at 12:04

Marc Gravell · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-01 12:12:41Z

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Simply, you need to (one of):

write code that (de)serializes each field/property in turn, using the (reader/)writer API over each member
write code that automates the first option at compile-time, generating C#
write code that automates the first option at runtime, generating IL (or C# which it compiles)

Taking into account nested objects, nulls, reference-tracking, collections, lists, serialization callbacks, string value-vs-reference equality, conversion operators, custom iterators, surrogates, serialization-contexts, IO buffering, etc.

Alternatively, use one of the many binary serializers that exist that already do that. I'm hugely biased as the author, but I'd use protobuf-net.

answered Apr 1, 2014 at 12:12

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Jeff · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-01 12:14:17Z

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My biased answer is http://binaryserializer.codeplex.com.

It allows you to define bindings to control the exact format of the data.

answered Apr 1, 2014 at 12:14

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