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BinaryFormatter::Deserialize Method (Stream)

Deserializes the specified stream into an object graph.

Namespace:  System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
virtual Object^ Deserialize(
	Stream^ serializationStream
) sealed

Parameters

serializationStream
Type: System.IO::Stream

The stream from which to deserialize the object graph.

Return Value

Type: System::Object
The top (root) of the object graph.

Implements

IFormatter::Deserialize(Stream)

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

The serializationStream is nullptr.

SerializationException

The serializationStream supports seeking, but its length is 0.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

For successful deserialization, the current position in the stream must be at the beginning of the object graph.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Binary;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization;
ref class App
{
public:
   static void Serialize()
   {

      // Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized.
      Hashtable^ addresses = gcnew Hashtable;
      addresses->Add( "Jeff", "123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052" );
      addresses->Add( "Fred", "987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116" );
      addresses->Add( "Mary", "PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301" );

      // To serialize the hashtable (and its keys/values),   
      // you must first open a stream for writing.  
      // In this case we will use a file stream.
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( "DataFile.dat",FileMode::Create );

      // Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it to serialize the data to the stream.
      BinaryFormatter^ formatter = gcnew BinaryFormatter;
      try
      {
         formatter->Serialize( fs, addresses );
      }
      catch ( SerializationException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Failed to serialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message );
         throw;
      }
      finally
      {
         fs->Close();
      }

   }

   static void Deserialize()
   {

      // Declare the hashtable reference.
      Hashtable^ addresses = nullptr;

      // Open the file containing the data that we want to deserialize.
      FileStream^ fs = gcnew FileStream( "DataFile.dat",FileMode::Open );
      try
      {
         BinaryFormatter^ formatter = gcnew BinaryFormatter;

         // Deserialize the hashtable from the file and  
         // assign the reference to our local variable.
         addresses = dynamic_cast<Hashtable^>(formatter->Deserialize( fs ));
      }
      catch ( SerializationException^ e ) 
      {
         Console::WriteLine( "Failed to deserialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message );
         throw;
      }
      finally
      {
         fs->Close();
      }


      // To prove that the table deserialized correctly, display the keys/values.
      IEnumerator^ myEnum = addresses->GetEnumerator();
      while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
      {
         DictionaryEntry ^ de = safe_cast<DictionaryEntry ^>(myEnum->Current);
         Console::WriteLine( " {0} lives at {1}.", de->Key, de->Value );
      }
   }

};


[STAThread]
int main()
{
   App::Serialize();
   App::Deserialize();
   return 0;
}
#using <mscorlib.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Binary;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization;

__gc class App 
{
public:
	static void Serialize() 
	{
		// Create a hashtable of values that will eventually be serialized.
		Hashtable* addresses = new Hashtable();
		addresses->Add(S"Jeff", S"123 Main Street, Redmond, WA 98052");
		addresses->Add(S"Fred", S"987 Pine Road, Phila., PA 19116");
		addresses->Add(S"Mary", S"PO Box 112233, Palo Alto, CA 94301");

		// To serialize the hashtable (and its keys/values),  
		// you must first open a stream for writing. 
		// In this case we will use a file stream.
		FileStream* fs = new FileStream(S"DataFile.dat", FileMode::Create);

		// Construct a BinaryFormatter and use it to serialize the data to the stream.
		BinaryFormatter* formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
		try 
		{
			formatter->Serialize(fs, addresses);
		}
		catch (SerializationException* e) 
		{
			Console::WriteLine(S"Failed to serialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message);
			throw;
		}
		__finally 
		{
			fs->Close();
		}
	}

	static void Deserialize() 
	{
		// Declare the hashtable reference.
		Hashtable* addresses = 0;

		// Open the file containing the data that we want to deserialize.
		FileStream* fs = new FileStream(S"DataFile.dat", FileMode::Open);
		try 
		{
			BinaryFormatter* formatter = new BinaryFormatter();

			// Deserialize the hashtable from the file and 
			// assign the reference to our local variable.
			addresses = dynamic_cast<Hashtable*>(formatter->Deserialize(fs));
		}
		catch (SerializationException* e) 
		{
			Console::WriteLine(S"Failed to deserialize. Reason: {0}", e->Message);
			throw;
		}
		__finally 
		{
			fs->Close();
		}

		// To prove that the table deserialized correctly, display the keys/values.
		IEnumerator* myEnum = addresses->GetEnumerator();
		while (myEnum->MoveNext()) 
		{
			DictionaryEntry* de = __try_cast<DictionaryEntry*>(myEnum->Current);

			Console::WriteLine(S" {0} lives at {1}.", de->Key, de->Value);
		}
	}
};

[STAThread]
int main() 
{
	App::Serialize();
	App::Deserialize();
	return 0;
}

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.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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