Method WriteVariant

Source/Engine/Utilities/VariantUtils.cs:653–871

(this BinaryWriter stream, object value)

        }

        internal static void WriteVariant(this BinaryWriter stream, object value)
        {
            if (value == null)
            {
                stream.Write((byte)0);
                stream.Write(0);
                return;
            }
            var type = value.GetType();
            var variantType = ToVariantType(type);
            stream.Write((byte)variantType);
            switch (variantType)
            {
            case VariantType.Object:
                if (type != typeof(FlaxEngine.Object))
                {
                    stream.Write(int.MaxValue);
                    stream.WriteStrAnsi(type.FullName, 77);
                }
                else
                    stream.Write(0);
                break;
            case VariantType.Asset:
                if (type != typeof(Asset))
                {
                    stream.Write(int.MaxValue);
                    stream.WriteStrAnsi(type.FullName, 77);
                }
                else
                    stream.Write(0);
                break;
            case VariantType.Enum:
            case VariantType.Structure:
            case VariantType.ManagedObject:
                stream.Write(int.MaxValue);
                stream.WriteStrAnsi(type.FullName, 77);
                break;
            case VariantType.Array:
                if (type != typeof(object[]))
                {
                    stream.Write(int.MaxValue);
                    stream.WriteStrAnsi(type.FullName, 77);
                }
                else
                    stream.Write(0);
                break;
            case VariantType.Dictionary:
                if (type != typeof(Dictionary<object, object>))
                {
                    stream.Write(int.MaxValue);
                    stream.WriteStrAnsi(type.GetTypeName(), 77);
                }
                else
                    stream.Write(0);
                break;
            default:
                stream.Write(0);
                break;