Visual C++ .NET/File Directory/Serializable

Mark class as Serializable

<source lang="csharp">

1. include "stdafx.h"

using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Binary; [Serializable] ref class RoleAttr{ public:

   property int Wisdom;
   RoleAttr(int Wis);
   void Print();

}; RoleAttr::RoleAttr(int Wis) {

   this->Wisdom       = Wis;

} void RoleAttr::Print() {

   Console::WriteLine("Wis: {1}", Wisdom);

} [Serializable] ref class Role{ public:

   property String ^Name;
   property String ^Race;
   property String ^Class;
   property RoleAttr ^pattr;

   Role (String ^Name, String ^Race, String ^Class,int Wis);
   void Print();

}; Role::Role (String ^Name, String ^Race, String ^Class,int Wis) {

   this->Name  = Name;
   this->Race  = Race;
   this->Class = Class;
   this->pattr = gcnew RoleAttr(Wis);

} void Role::Print() {

   Console::WriteLine("Name:  {0}", Name);
   Console::WriteLine("Race:  {0}", Race);
   Console::WriteLine("Class: {0}", Class);
   pattr->Print();

} void main() {

   Role ^r = gcnew Role("r", "Human", "Thief", 11);
   r->Print();
   FileStream ^plStream = File::Create("Role.dat");
   BinaryFormatter ^bf = gcnew BinaryFormatter();
   bf->Serialize(plStream, r);
   plStream->Close();
   plStream = File::OpenRead("Role.dat");
   Role ^rClone = (Role^)bf->Deserialize(plStream);
   plStream->Close();
   rClone->Print();

}

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Serialize nested classes

<source lang="csharp">

1. include "stdafx.h"

using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Binary; [Serializable] ref class RoleAttr{ public:

   property int Wisdom;
   RoleAttr(int Wis);
   void Print();

}; RoleAttr::RoleAttr(int Wis) {

   this->Wisdom       = Wis;

} void RoleAttr::Print() {

   Console::WriteLine("Wis: {1}", Wisdom);

} [Serializable] ref class Role{ public:

   property String ^Name;
   property String ^Race;
   property String ^Class;
   property RoleAttr ^pattr;

   Role (String ^Name, String ^Race, String ^Class,int Wis);
   void Print();

}; Role::Role (String ^Name, String ^Race, String ^Class,int Wis) {

   this->Name  = Name;
   this->Race  = Race;
   this->Class = Class;
   this->pattr = gcnew RoleAttr(Wis);

} void Role::Print() {

   Console::WriteLine("Name:  {0}", Name);
   Console::WriteLine("Race:  {0}", Race);
   Console::WriteLine("Class: {0}", Class);
   pattr->Print();

} void main() {

   Role ^r = gcnew Role("r", "Human", "Thief", 11);
   r->Print();
   FileStream ^plStream = File::Create("Role.dat");
   BinaryFormatter ^bf = gcnew BinaryFormatter();
   bf->Serialize(plStream, r);
   plStream->Close();
   plStream = File::OpenRead("Role.dat");
   Role ^rClone = (Role^)bf->Deserialize(plStream);
   plStream->Close();
   rClone->Print();

}

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