Jake
Reputation: 743
Deserialize an object without it's type
Is there a way to view the metadata and property information for a serialized object without knowing what it serializes to?
I have a bunch of binary serialized objects and need to data mine but I don't have access to the original classes. Now, it's possible to define dummy classes to populate the data with but without knowing what information is held in the deserialized objects I've no way of validating if I'm missing any of the properties.
Upvotes: 3
Views: 343
Answers (1)
Jake
Reputation: 743
The only hint of a solution I found was an archived webpage created by an enthusiast to understand binary serialization. It is by no means official/complete but it looks like the best solution so far.
Upvotes: 1
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