I want to ask about serialize/deserialize object with binary formatter. well i'm trying to deserialize object in FileStream that contain many objects that has been serialized one by one. The size of an object is too big to be saved in process memmory that's why i don't pack all of objects in one such as: List because they are too big in process memory So i serialize as much as needed in many times. with this way it won't take many process memmory because i just process one object alternately not all of objects. take a look at sketch that i mean
<FileStream>
----Object 1-----Size = 100 Mb------index = 0
----Object 2-----Size = 100 Mb------index = 1
----Object 3-----Size = 100 Mb------index = 2
----Object 4-----Size = 100 Mb------index = 3
----Object 5-----Size = 100 Mb------index = 4
----Object 6-----Size = 100 Mb------index = 5
</FileStream>
Serialization object is also successfully now i got a problem to deserialized an object. here is the problem: in List we can take an item with index. so if we like to take fifth index we can call it such as:
List<object> list = new List<object>();
list(0) = "object1";
list(1) = "object2";
list(2) = "object3";
list(3) = "object4";
list(4) = "object5";
list(5) = "object6";
object fifthIndex = list[5]; // here we can get item based index
Well now the problem is how can i get objects with fifth index just like List Method on six Deserialization object in a filestream with Binary Formatter. i know in FileStream there is a property that named "FileStream.Position" but it does not like Index, it looks like a random number when i have deserialize/serialize an object. maybe it will increase random number.
actually i have succeeded with this but i bet this is not best way take a look at my code that i have ever tried:
object GetObjectStream(FileStream fs, int index)
{
if (fs != null)
{
BinaryFormatter binaryformatter = new BinaryFormatter();
bool isFinished = false; int count = 0;
while (isFinished == false)
{
try
{
object objectdeserialized = binaryformatter.Deserialize(fs);
if (count == index) return objectdeserialized;
count++;
}
catch
{
isFinished = true;
return null;
}
}
}
return null;
}
these codes will "foreach" every object that has been serialized and then deserialize every objects. i bet my codes are not the best way because to Deserialize object that contain 100 MB maybe it will take long time, I don't even know the object except index that ever be deserialized will be disposed or not? i want method just like a "Serialization Leap."
your answer is very helpfull and usefull for me if we can solve this problem.
Thanks before..