BinarySerialization Sample

//Related to question at:
//http://groups.google.com/group/dotnetdevelopment/browse_thread/thread/f85d1608839546ba

class SerializationSample
{
  private static MemoryStream ms = null;
  private static BinaryFormatter bf = null;

  static void Main()
  {
    decimal[] theArray = new decimal[2];
    theArray[0] = 36300288.734436237M;
    theArray[1] = 34176522.502899267M;

    bf = new BinaryFormatter();
    ms = new MemoryStream();

    // Convert to Byte array.
    byte[] theBytes = GetBytes(theArray);

    // Convert to Decimal array.
    decimal[] theDecArray = GetDecimalArray(theBytes);
  }

  private static byte[] GetBytes(decimal[] theArray)
  {
    bf.Serialize(ms, theArray);
    return ms.GetBuffer();
  }

  private static decimal[] GetDecimalArray(byte[] theArray)
  {
    try
    {
      if (ms.CanSeek)
        ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

      return (decimal[])bf.Deserialize(ms);
    }
    catch (InvalidCastException)
    {
      // Do something.
    }
  }
}