Page 158 - CSharp/C#

item.Name = (string)info.GetValue("_name", typeof(string));
return item;
}
}

class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var item = new Item
{
Name = "Orange"
};

var bytes = SerializeData(item);
var deserializedData = (Item)DeserializeData(bytes);
}

private static byte[] SerializeData(object obj)
{
var surrogateSelector = new SurrogateSelector();
surrogateSelector.AddSurrogate(typeof(Item), new
StreamingContext(StreamingContextStates.All), new ItemSurrogate());

var binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter
{
SurrogateSelector = surrogateSelector
};

using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
{
binaryFormatter.Serialize(memoryStream, obj);
return memoryStream.ToArray();
}
}

private static object DeserializeData(byte[] bytes)
{
var surrogateSelector = new SurrogateSelector();
surrogateSelector.AddSurrogate(typeof(Item), new
StreamingContext(StreamingContextStates.All), new ItemSurrogate());

var binaryFormatter = new BinaryFormatter
{
SurrogateSelector = surrogateSelector
};

using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream(bytes))
return binaryFormatter.Deserialize(memoryStream);
}
}
}

Serialization Binder

The binder gives you an opportunity to inspect what types are being loaded in your application
domain

Create a class inherited from SerializationBinder

https://riptutorial.com/ 104