This is an evolution of: C# image binary serialization
I have very simple class:
public class TheClass2
{
public object myImg;
public int myInt;
}
In order to serialize it I have to cast myImg from image to object
var ist = new TheClass2();
Image i = new Image();
ist.myImg= Convert.ChangeType(i, typeof(object));<-----this is not working
but ist.myImg is still an image.
Thanx for any help Patrick
Yes I was wrong. So easy in the end:
public class MyBitmapImage
{
public string strBitmapImage;
public bool IsImageEmbedded;
}
and then serialize as:
public static bool FileSerializer<T>(string filePath, T objectToWrite, out string strError, bool append = false)
{
using (Stream fileStream = File.Open(filePath, append ? FileMode.Append : FileMode.Create))
{
strError = string.Empty;
try
{
var binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
binaryFormatter.Serialize(fileStream, objectToWrite);
return true;
}
catch (Exception exc)
{
strError = "Binary FileSerializer exception:" + exc;
return false;
}
}
}
Convert.ChangeType()method does. Where did you get the idea that it would serialize your data? As explained in your previous question, you will need to save your image data explicitly in a format appropriate to your scenario. There are lots of ways to do this, all documented on MSDN and described in various Q&As on Stack Overflow.