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Binary Serialization to and from Memory Variables in C#

Binary serialization come sometimes come in handy, when an alternative to XML Serialization is needed. Serialize to Byte Array:

public static byte[] BinarySerialize(object Source)
{
    var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
    byte[] bytes;
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        formatter.Serialize(stream, Source);
        stream.Seek(0, 0);
        bytes = stream.ToArray();
    }
    return bytes;
}

Deserialize from Byte Array to specified type:

public static T BinaryDeserialize<T>(byte[] Source)
{
    var formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
    T value;
    using (var stream = new MemoryStream(Source, 0, Source.Length))
    {
        value = (T) formatter.Deserialize(stream);
    }
    return value;
}

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