C# Object to String, String to Object

Function Convert Object To String

public string SERIALIZE_TO_STRING(object DATA)
{
	if (DATA == null)
	{
		return string.Empty;
	}
	else
	{
		System.IO.MemoryStream MEMORY_STREAM = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
		System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter BINARY_FORMATTER = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter();
		BINARY_FORMATTER.Serialize(MEMORY_STREAM, DATA);
		return System.Convert.ToBase64String(MEMORY_STREAM.GetBuffer());
	}
}

Function Convert String To Object

public object DESERIALIZE_FROM_STRING(string BIN_STRING)
{
	if (BIN_STRING == null)
	{
		return null;
	}
	else
	{
		if (BIN_STRING.Length == 0)
		{
			return null;
		}
		else
		{
			try
			{
				byte[] BIN_DATA = System.Convert.FromBase64String(BIN_STRING);
				System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter BINARY_FORMATTER = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter();
				System.IO.MemoryStream MEMORY_STREAM = new System.IO.MemoryStream(BIN_DATA);
				return BINARY_FORMATTER.Deserialize(MEMORY_STREAM);
			}
			catch (Exception ex)
			{
				Console.WriteLine(ex);
				return null;
			}
		}
	}
}

Test Function

private void btn_test_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	string[] array1 = { "", "" };
	array1[0] = "a";
	array1[1] = "b";

	MessageBox.Show(array1[0]);
	MessageBox.Show(array1[1]);

	string array1_to_base64 = SERIALIZE_TO_STRING(array1);

	MessageBox.Show(array1_to_base64);

	string[] array2 = (string[])DESERIALIZE_FROM_STRING(array1_to_base64);
	if (array2 == null)
	{
		MessageBox.Show("Error");
		return;
	}
	MessageBox.Show(array2[0]);
	MessageBox.Show(array2[1]);
}