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

using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following 
// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
// associated with an assembly.
[assembly: AssemblyTitle("ArchiveTest")]
[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
[assembly: AssemblyProduct("ArchiveTest")]
[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2008")]
[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]

// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible 
// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from 
// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
[assembly: ComVisible(false)]

// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
[assembly: Guid("16ea691a-dbce-4b33-8238-79c8cd6b13db")]

// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
//
//      Major Version
//      Minor Version 
//      Build Number
//      Revision
//
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]

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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:
Billionaire: How the Ultra-Rich Built Their Fortunes Through Good and Evil and What You Can Learn from Them
and
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