Implementing MFC-Style Serialization in .NET - Part 1

Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD

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This article shows how to implement MFC-style object serialization in .NET.

archiveserialization.zip
- ArchiveSerialization.sln
- ArchiveSerialization
  - Archive.cs
  - ArchiveSerialization.csproj
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
  - IArchiveSerialization.cs
  - IMfcArchiveSerialization.cs
  - MfcArchive.cs
  - MfcStringReader.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
  - VersionException.cs
- ArchiveTest
  - ArchiveTest.csproj
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - ArchiveTest.exe
      - ArchiveTest.pdb
      - ArchiveTest.vshost.exe
      - out.bin
      - StarpointCommon.dll
      - StarpointCommon.pdb
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - ArchiveTest.exe
      - ArchiveTest.pdb
  - Person.cs
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- FileSystemTester
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.exe
      - FileSystemTester.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.vshost.exe
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.exe
      - FileSystemTester.pdb
      - FileSystemTester.vshost.exe
  - FileObject.cs
  - FileSystemTester.csproj
  - MainForm.cs
  - MainForm.Designer.cs
  - MainForm.resx
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
- MfcDocumentSerialization
  - bin
    - Debug
      - MfcDocumentSerialization.exe
      - MfcDocumentSerialization.pdb
      - MfcDocumentSerialization.vshost.exe
    - Release
  - MfcDocumentSerialization.csproj
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs
- MfcSerialization
  - bin
    - Debug
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - MfcSerialization.exe
      - MfcSerialization.pdb
      - MfcSerialization.vshost.exe
    - Release
      - ArchiveSerialization.dll
      - ArchiveSerialization.pdb
      - MfcSerialization.exe
      - MfcSerialization.pdb
  - MfcSerialization.csproj
  - Person.cs
  - PersonList.cs
  - Program.cs
  - Properties
    - AssemblyInfo.cs

<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{41E595A2-2E11-418B-B2B7-334BBFDB0A29}</ProjectGuid>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
    <RootNamespace>ArchiveSerialization</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>ArchiveSerialization</AssemblyName>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="Archive.cs" />
    <Compile Include="IMfcArchiveSerialization.cs" />
    <Compile Include="IArchiveSerialization.cs" />
    <Compile Include="MfcArchive.cs" />
    <Compile Include="MfcStringReader.cs" />
    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
    <Compile Include="VersionException.cs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
  </Target>
  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
  </Target>
  -->
</Project>

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Written By

Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD

President Starpoint Software Inc.

United States

Bob Pittenger is founder and President of Starpoint Software Inc. He holds a B.A. degree from Miami University, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, and an MBA from Xavier University. He has been programming since 1993, starting with Windows application development in C++/MFC and moving to C# and .NET around 2005 and is a .NET Microsoft Certified Professional Developer.

Bob is the author of two books:
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