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  $Id: BinarySerializer 1029 2004-02-11 20:45:54Z jungd $
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  $Date: 2004-02-11 15:45:54 -0500 (Wed, 11 Feb 2004) $
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#ifndef _BASE_BINARYSERIALIZER_
#define _BASE_BINARYSERIALIZER_

#include <base/base>
#include <base/array>
#include <base/Serializer>


namespace base {


class BinarySerializer : public Serializer
{
public:
  BinarySerializer(SerializerType type, ref<VFile> archive);
  BinarySerializer(SerializerType type, std::ios& stream);
  virtual ~BinarySerializer();

  virtual String className() const { return String("BinarySerializer"); }

  virtual bool followReferences(bool follow);
  virtual void flush(); ///< flush output stream (no-op on input).  Should use this before closing an output file before Serializer goes out-of-scope.

protected:
  BinarySerializer(const BinarySerializer& a) 
    : Serializer(a), stream(a.stream), buf(a.buf) {}

  virtual Serializer& serialize(char& c, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(Byte& b, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(bool& b, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(SInt& i, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(Int& i, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(LInt& i, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(String& s, const String& memberName);
  virtual Serializer& serialize(Real& r, const String& memberName);

  virtual TypeModifier preSerializeObject(String& typeName, TypeModifier typeModifier, const String& memberName, bool forceTypeSerialization = false);
  virtual void         postSerializeObject(const String& memberName) {}

  std::ios& stream;
  std::streambuf& buf;

};

} // base

#endif

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