Android Question B4RSerializator serializing an array as a member?

[miker2069]

I was wondering if it were possible to actually have an array as a member of the the source array that's being serialized by B4RSerializator . For example:

    Dim my_array() As Int = Array As Int(100,200,300)
    Dim num As Int = 1111
  
  
    Dim byte_array() As Byte = serializator.ConvertArrayToBytes(Array(num,my_array))
    Dim length As Int = byte_array.Length
  
  
    Dim Objects() As Object = serializator.ConvertBytesToArray(byte_array, ObjectsBuffer)
    Dim tmp_array() As Int =  Objects(1) 'should be the same as my_array
    For Each o As Int In tmp_array
        Log(o)
    Next

I have an array my_array with the int type elements. I also have another value called num - I want to serialize both. Can I do that like the above? Using:

Dim byte_array() As Byte = serializator.ConvertArrayToBytes(Array(num,my_array))

Interestingly when I test it out, it compiles. When I de-serialize and get what I think is the de-serialized array, I seem to only get the first element (in this case 100) and the incorrect numbers for elments 2 and 3. Interestingly it seems to loop through the correct number of elements in the de-serialized array however all but the first element is correct. It obviously all compiles (I was a little surprised that it did). Should this work, can I make something like this work?

Ultimately I would use something like this to possibly send infrared codes which would be something like this:

Private ircode() As Int = Array As Int(8950,4550,500,650,550,1750,500,1750,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,1750,500,1750,500,650,500,1750,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,1750,550,1750,500,1750,500,1750,500,650,500,650,500,650,550,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,1750,500,1750,500,1750,500,1750,550)

To my ESP8266 and have it blast that IR signal. I could potentially covert to string and send like this:

Private ircode_str As String = "8950,4550,500,650,550,1750,500,1750,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,1750,500,1750,500,650,500,1750,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,1750,550,1750,500,1750,500,1750,500,650,500,650,500,650,550,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,650,500,1750,500,1750,500,1750,500,1750,550"

However that might save me the hassle of going through the convert form string to ULONG Array and vice/versa.

Thoughts?

 

[Erel]

Don't use strings.

B4RSerializator supports the following types:
Numbers, strings and arrays of bytes.

It doesn't support an array of ints.
You should expand the array of ints and copy the values directly to the serialized array. You can add a field with the array length to help you deserialize it later.

 

[miker2069]

Don't use strings.

B4RSerializator supports the following types:
Numbers, strings and arrays of bytes.

It doesn't support an array of ints.
You should expand the array of ints and copy the values directly to the serialized array. You can add a field with the array length to help you deserialize it later.

Don't use strings.

B4RSerializator supports the following types:
Numbers, strings and arrays of bytes.

It doesn't support an array of ints.
You should expand the array of ints and copy the values directly to the serialized array. You can add a field with the array length to help you deserialize it later.

So are you suggesting instead of:

Dim my_array() As Int = Array As Int(100,200,300)

I do something like:

Dim bc As ByteConverter
Dim my_array() As Byte = bc.IntsToBytes(Array As Int(100,200,300))

That way I can properly serialize?

 

[Erel]

No.

Dim AllItems(1 + myarray.Length) As Object
AllItems(0) = num
For i = 0 To myArray.Length - 1
 AllItems(i + 1) = myArray(i)
Next
... = Serializator.ConvertArrayToBytes(AllItems)

 

[miker2069]

No.

Dim AllItems(1 + myarray.Length) As Object
AllItems(0) = num
For i = 0 To myArray.Length - 1
AllItems(i + 1) = myArray(i)
Next
... = Serializator.ConvertArrayToBytes(AllItems)

Oh I see what you're talking about now - I will try that out - thank you!