StringToObject

StringToObject.cs

	/**
	 * Base64 Encode
	 *
	 * @var 	string
	 * @type 	Custom Function
	 * @subtype Helper
	 * @return	string
	 */
	public static string Base64Encode(string plainText)
	{
		byte[] plainTextBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(plainText);
		return System.Convert.ToBase64String(plainTextBytes);
	}

	/**
	 * Base64 Decode
	 *
	 * @var 	string Base64 Encoded
	 * @type 	Custom Function
	 * @subtype Helper
	 * @return	string
	 */
	public static string Base64Decode(string base64EncodedData)
	{
		byte[] base64EncodedBytes = System.Convert.FromBase64String(base64EncodedData);
		return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(base64EncodedBytes);
	}

	/**
	 * Serialize a Object into a Base64 String for Storage
	 *
	 * @var 	object
	 * @type 	Custom Function
	 * @subtype Helper
	 * @return	string
	 */
	public string ObjectToString(object obj)
	{
		using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream())
		{
			new BinaryFormatter().Serialize(ms, obj);
			return Convert.ToBase64String(ms.ToArray());
		}
	}

	/**
	 * De-Serialize a Base64 Serialized Object into an Object Again
	 *
	 * @var 	string Base64 Encoded
	 * @type 	Custom Function
	 * @subtype Helper
	 * @return	object
	 */
	public object StringToObject(string base64String)
	{
		byte[] bytes = Convert.FromBase64String(base64String);
		using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes, 0, bytes.Length))
		{
			ms.Write(bytes, 0, bytes.Length);
			ms.Position = 0;
			return new BinaryFormatter().Deserialize(ms);
		}
	}