> Yes, if it hits an object property then set a marker in the file and call > itself on that object. There is only one problem with this: your code can > only handle (public) properties. Actually an object serialised by your code > and then deserialised could stop working properly because Private variables > not bound to properties (which weren't saved therefore) may not contain the > right values anymore. >
You are right. I didn't think about that, because I wrote this piece of code couple specific classes in my mind. So, it's not universal solution. > I think you can use these to generate a binary dump of an object to a file, > but the thing is: the backing structures you dump most likely contain > pointers to other structures (Gambas objects or structures allocated by a > shared library!) which will become invalid pointers when loaded into > another > process. > True, that is troublesome to overcome. > I think the solution to both above problems is already in Settings.Write(). > It is capable of _correctly_ writing and restoring objects if they export a > Settings property. Settings property is just pretty limited with it's capabilities when speaking of serialization, but of course it's very good for it's intended use. > As a matter of fact, the object itself only really knows > what must be serialised and can also provide its private variables. > > Alas, I don't see how the serialisation process could be done _without_ the > object being deeply involved by providing its internal information. > I understand your point. I think the object should be designed to be serialized, or you have to do it manually. Now I wonder how Boost library does serialization! Jussi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_feb _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
