I am using the BinarySerializer to deserialize a byte array received via network from embedded devices. I need to support several versions which are not compatible. The information about the actual version is not present in the message header, so I have to set it manually using some "Version" property with the "Ignore" attribute. These are basically the classes (I did not post the detailed content of the V1_Data and V2_Data classes, as not relevant for the issue):
public class ControlDataMessage
{
[Ignore]
public string ControlDataVersion { get; set; }
[FieldOrder(0)]
public ControlHeader Header { get; set; }
[FieldOrder(1)]
[Subtype(nameof(ControlDataVersion), "V1", typeof(V1_ControlData))]
[Subtype(nameof(ControlDataVersion), "V2", typeof(V2_ControlData))]
[SubtypeDefault(typeof(EmptyControlData))]
public ControlData Payload { get; set; }
}
public abstract class ControlData
{
}
public class V1_ControlData: ControlData
{
public V1_Data Data { get; set; }
}
public class V2_ControlData: ControlData
{
public V2_Data Data { get; set; }
}
public class EmptyControlData: ControlData { }
I would like to be able to use the BinarySerializer something like this:
...
var controlMsgVersion = "V1";
var _binSerializer = new BinarySerializer();
byte[] recvMsgBytes = ReceiveControlData();
var recvMsg = _binSerializer.Deserialize(recvMsgBytes, controlMsgVersion);
...
I am using the BinarySerializer to deserialize a byte array received via network from embedded devices. I need to support several versions which are not compatible. The information about the actual version is not present in the message header, so I have to set it manually using some "Version" property with the "Ignore" attribute. These are basically the classes (I did not post the detailed content of the V1_Data and V2_Data classes, as not relevant for the issue):
I would like to be able to use the BinarySerializer something like this:
How could this be achieved?