TROSerializer

 

Creates a new instance.

constructor Create

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure BeginReadObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; var aLevelRef: IUnknown; var aIsValidType: Boolean; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aCustom: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• aLevelRef: specified what string should be read (AnsiString or UTF8String)
• aIsValidType: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• ArrayElementId: Specifies the maximum string length to read, is set to -1 when no restriction is required.

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure BeginWriteObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; var aLevelRef: IUnknown; var aIsValidType: Boolean; out aIsAssigned: Boolean; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aCustom: Object
• aLevelRef: Reference to owner object.
• aIsValidType: Output parameter, setting this to false indicates that the object cannot be written because the object type is unknown. Should return true.
• aIsAssigned: Output parameter, indicates that the object about to be written is considered assigned.
• ArrayElementId: If the object being written is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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function CleanupClassName(aClassName: string): string

Parameters:

• aClassName:

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Default namespace

property DefaultNamespaces: TStrings read write

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure EndReadObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; const aLevelRef: IUnknown)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object that has been written.
• aCustom: Object
• aLevelRef: Reference to owner object.

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure EndWriteObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; const aLevelRef: IUnknown)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object that has been written.
• aCustom: Object
• aLevelRef: Reference to owner object.

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Returns the name that is used for the array element instance when (de)serializing. Used for message formats where entities are named, such as SOAP.

function GetArrayElementName(anItemType: PTypeInfo; anItemReference: Pointer): string

Parameters:

• anItemType: Runtime type information for the element type.
• anItemReference: Points to the array element.

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Returns the name that is used for the array element instance when (de)serializing

function GetArrayElementName(anItemType: string): string

Parameters:

• anItemType: Runtime type information for the element type.

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Determines if the instance is custom streamable by testing for the IROCustomStreamableType interface implementation.

function IsROCustomStreamable(aClass: TClass): Boolean

Parameters:

• aClass: Class to test.

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property MaxStringSize: Integer read write

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The general method to read any data.

procedure Read(const aName: string; aTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; var Ptr: ; ArrayElementId: Integer; Attributes: TParamAttributes)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aTypeInfo: Runtime type information for the data to read.
• Ptr: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• Attributes: Attributes

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Reads an array value.

function ReadArray(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aClass: Class of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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function ReadArrayWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Value: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName:
• aClass:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Binary value.

procedure ReadBinary(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadBinaryWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Binary; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a TDateTime value.

procedure ReadDateTime(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadDateTimeWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: TDateTime; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Decimal value.

procedure ReadDecimal(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadDecimalWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Decimal; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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procedure ReadDecimalWithErrorHandling_cpp(const aName: string; var Value: Variant; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Double value.

procedure ReadDouble(const aName: string; aFloatType: TFloatType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aFloatType: Specifies the exact floating point type to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadDoubleWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; aFloatType: TFloatType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• aFloatType:
• Ref:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads an enumerated value.

procedure ReadEnumerated(const aName: string; anEnumTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• anEnumTypeInfo: Runtime type information for the enuymerated type to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadEnumeratedWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; anEnumTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• anEnumTypeInfo:
• Ref:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads an Exception value.

procedure ReadException(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadExceptionWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a GUID value.

procedure ReadGuid(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadGuidWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: TGuidString; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Int64 value.

procedure ReadInt64(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadInt64WithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Int64; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Integer value (32 bits or less).

procedure ReadInteger(const aName: string; anOrdType: TOrdType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• anOrdType: Specifies the exact integer point type to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadIntegerWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; anOrdType: TOrdType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• anOrdType:
• Ref:
• ArrayElementId:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure ReadLegacyString(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ExtraAttributes: TParamAttributes; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ExtraAttributes: specified what string should be read (AnsiString or UTF8String)
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• aMaxLength: Specifies the maximum string length to read, is set to -1 when no restriction is required.

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procedure ReadLegacyStringWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: string; ExtraAttributes: TParamAttributes; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ExtraAttributes:
• ArrayElementId:
• aMaxLength:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure ReadObject(aObject: TObject)

Parameters:

• aObject: Object instance whose properties will be deserialized.

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Reads data of any object type.

procedure ReadObject(obj: TObject)

Parameters:

• obj: given object

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Reads a custom streamable object.

procedure ReadROCustomStreamable(const aName: string; aCustom: TObject; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aCustom: Object
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Reads a Struct value.

function ReadStruct(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aClass: Class of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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function ReadStructWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Value: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName:
• aClass:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure ReadUnicodeString(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• aMaxLength: Specifies the maximum string length to read, is set to -1 when no restriction is required.

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procedure ReadUnicodeStringWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: UnicodeString; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:
• aMaxLength:

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Reads a Variant value.

procedure ReadVariant(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadVariantWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Variant; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a XML value.

procedure ReadXml(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadXmlWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: IXMLNode; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Indicates whether the field order of the structures must be maintained the same order as in the RODL. If set to false, alphabetical order is used for the fields.

property RecordStrictOrder: Boolean read

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The general method to serialize any data.

procedure Write(const aName: string; aTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer; Attributes: TParamAttributes)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aTypeInfo: Runtime type information of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• Attributes: Attributes

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Writes an array value.

procedure WriteArray(const aName: string; const Ref: ; aClass: TClass; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• aClass: Class of the object to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Binary value.

procedure WriteBinary(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a TDateTime value.

procedure WriteDateTime(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Decimal value.

procedure WriteDecimal(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Double value.

procedure WriteDouble(const aName: string; aFloatType: TFloatType; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aFloatType: Specifies the exact floating point data type to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes an enumerated value.

procedure WriteEnumerated(const aName: string; anEnumTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• anEnumTypeInfo: Runtime type information of the enumerated type.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes an Exception value.

procedure WriteException(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a GUID value.

procedure WriteGuid(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Int64 value.

procedure WriteInt64(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Integer value (32 bits or less).

procedure WriteInteger(const aName: string; anOrdType: TOrdType; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• anOrdType: Specifies the exact integer data type to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a legacy string (AnsiString or UTF8String) value.

procedure WriteLegacyString(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ExtraAttributes: TParamAttributes; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ExtraAttributes: specified what string should be written (AnsiString or UTF8String)
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure WriteObject(aObject: TObject)

Parameters:

• aObject: Object instance whose properties will be deserialized.

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Writes data of any object type.

procedure WriteObject(obj: TObject)

Parameters:

• obj: Object instance whose properties will be serialized.

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Writes a custom streamable object.

procedure WriteROCustomStreamable(const aName: string; aCustom: TObject; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aCustom: Object
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Struct value.

procedure WriteStruct(const aName: string; const Ref: ; aClass: TClass; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• aClass: Class of the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a UnicodeString value.

procedure WriteUnicodeString(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Variant value.

procedure WriteVariant(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a XML value.

procedure WriteXml(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

 

Default namespace

property DefaultNamespaces: TStrings read write

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property MaxStringSize: Integer read write

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Indicates whether the field order of the structures must be maintained the same order as in the RODL. If set to false, alphabetical order is used for the fields.

property RecordStrictOrder: Boolean read

 

Creates a new instance.

constructor Create

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure BeginReadObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; var aLevelRef: IUnknown; var aIsValidType: Boolean; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aCustom: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• aLevelRef: specified what string should be read (AnsiString or UTF8String)
• aIsValidType: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• ArrayElementId: Specifies the maximum string length to read, is set to -1 when no restriction is required.

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure BeginWriteObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; var aLevelRef: IUnknown; var aIsValidType: Boolean; out aIsAssigned: Boolean; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aCustom: Object
• aLevelRef: Reference to owner object.
• aIsValidType: Output parameter, setting this to false indicates that the object cannot be written because the object type is unknown. Should return true.
• aIsAssigned: Output parameter, indicates that the object about to be written is considered assigned.
• ArrayElementId: If the object being written is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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function CleanupClassName(aClassName: string): string

Parameters:

• aClassName:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure EndReadObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; const aLevelRef: IUnknown)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object that has been written.
• aCustom: Object
• aLevelRef: Reference to owner object.

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure EndWriteObject(const aName: string; aCustom: IROCustomStreamableType; const aLevelRef: IUnknown)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object that has been written.
• aCustom: Object
• aLevelRef: Reference to owner object.

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Returns the name that is used for the array element instance when (de)serializing. Used for message formats where entities are named, such as SOAP.

function GetArrayElementName(anItemType: PTypeInfo; anItemReference: Pointer): string

Parameters:

• anItemType: Runtime type information for the element type.
• anItemReference: Points to the array element.

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Returns the name that is used for the array element instance when (de)serializing

function GetArrayElementName(anItemType: string): string

Parameters:

• anItemType: Runtime type information for the element type.

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Determines if the instance is custom streamable by testing for the IROCustomStreamableType interface implementation.

function IsROCustomStreamable(aClass: TClass): Boolean

Parameters:

• aClass: Class to test.

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The general method to read any data.

procedure Read(const aName: string; aTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; var Ptr: ; ArrayElementId: Integer; Attributes: TParamAttributes)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aTypeInfo: Runtime type information for the data to read.
• Ptr: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• Attributes: Attributes

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Reads an array value.

function ReadArray(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aClass: Class of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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function ReadArrayWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Value: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName:
• aClass:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Binary value.

procedure ReadBinary(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadBinaryWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Binary; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a TDateTime value.

procedure ReadDateTime(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadDateTimeWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: TDateTime; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Decimal value.

procedure ReadDecimal(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadDecimalWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Decimal; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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procedure ReadDecimalWithErrorHandling_cpp(const aName: string; var Value: Variant; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Double value.

procedure ReadDouble(const aName: string; aFloatType: TFloatType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aFloatType: Specifies the exact floating point type to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadDoubleWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; aFloatType: TFloatType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• aFloatType:
• Ref:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads an enumerated value.

procedure ReadEnumerated(const aName: string; anEnumTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• anEnumTypeInfo: Runtime type information for the enuymerated type to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadEnumeratedWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; anEnumTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• anEnumTypeInfo:
• Ref:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads an Exception value.

procedure ReadException(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadExceptionWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a GUID value.

procedure ReadGuid(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadGuidWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: TGuidString; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Int64 value.

procedure ReadInt64(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadInt64WithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Int64; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a Integer value (32 bits or less).

procedure ReadInteger(const aName: string; anOrdType: TOrdType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• anOrdType: Specifies the exact integer point type to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadIntegerWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; anOrdType: TOrdType; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• anOrdType:
• Ref:
• ArrayElementId:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure ReadLegacyString(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ExtraAttributes: TParamAttributes; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ExtraAttributes: specified what string should be read (AnsiString or UTF8String)
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• aMaxLength: Specifies the maximum string length to read, is set to -1 when no restriction is required.

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procedure ReadLegacyStringWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: string; ExtraAttributes: TParamAttributes; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ExtraAttributes:
• ArrayElementId:
• aMaxLength:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure ReadObject(aObject: TObject)

Parameters:

• aObject: Object instance whose properties will be deserialized.

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Reads data of any object type.

procedure ReadObject(obj: TObject)

Parameters:

• obj: given object

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Reads a custom streamable object.

procedure ReadROCustomStreamable(const aName: string; aCustom: TObject; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aCustom: Object
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Reads a Struct value.

function ReadStruct(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• aClass: Class of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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function ReadStructWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; aClass: TClass; var Value: ; ArrayElementId: Integer): Boolean

Parameters:

• aName:
• aClass:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure ReadUnicodeString(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• aMaxLength: Specifies the maximum string length to read, is set to -1 when no restriction is required.

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procedure ReadUnicodeStringWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: UnicodeString; ArrayElementId: Integer; aMaxLength: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:
• aMaxLength:

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Reads a Variant value.

procedure ReadVariant(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadVariantWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: Variant; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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Reads a XML value.

procedure ReadXml(const aName: string; var Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to read.
• Ref: Output parameter, should point to the deserialized instance.
• ArrayElementId: If the object about to be read is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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procedure ReadXmlWithErrorHandling(const aName: string; var Value: IXMLNode; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName:
• Value:
• ArrayElementId:

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The general method to serialize any data.

procedure Write(const aName: string; aTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer; Attributes: TParamAttributes)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aTypeInfo: Runtime type information of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.
• Attributes: Attributes

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Writes an array value.

procedure WriteArray(const aName: string; const Ref: ; aClass: TClass; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• aClass: Class of the object to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Binary value.

procedure WriteBinary(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a TDateTime value.

procedure WriteDateTime(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Decimal value.

procedure WriteDecimal(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Double value.

procedure WriteDouble(const aName: string; aFloatType: TFloatType; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aFloatType: Specifies the exact floating point data type to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes an enumerated value.

procedure WriteEnumerated(const aName: string; anEnumTypeInfo: PTypeInfo; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• anEnumTypeInfo: Runtime type information of the enumerated type.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes an Exception value.

procedure WriteException(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a GUID value.

procedure WriteGuid(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Int64 value.

procedure WriteInt64(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Integer value (32 bits or less).

procedure WriteInteger(const aName: string; anOrdType: TOrdType; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• anOrdType: Specifies the exact integer data type to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a legacy string (AnsiString or UTF8String) value.

procedure WriteLegacyString(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ExtraAttributes: TParamAttributes; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ExtraAttributes: specified what string should be written (AnsiString or UTF8String)
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Deserializes data of any object type.

procedure WriteObject(aObject: TObject)

Parameters:

• aObject: Object instance whose properties will be deserialized.

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Writes data of any object type.

procedure WriteObject(obj: TObject)

Parameters:

• obj: Object instance whose properties will be serialized.

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Writes a custom streamable object.

procedure WriteROCustomStreamable(const aName: string; aCustom: TObject; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• aCustom: Object
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Struct value.

procedure WriteStruct(const aName: string; const Ref: ; aClass: TClass; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• aClass: Class of the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a UnicodeString value.

procedure WriteUnicodeString(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a Variant value.

procedure WriteVariant(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.

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Writes a XML value.

procedure WriteXml(const aName: string; const Ref: ; ArrayElementId: Integer)

Parameters:

• aName: Name of the object to write.
• Ref: Points to the instance to serialize.
• ArrayElementId: If the object to write is an array element, its index is contained in this parameter, otherwise it is -1.