Class MemoryBinaryReader

Provides a reader to read primitive types from a binary buffer in memory.

Inheritance
object
MemoryBinaryReader
Implements
Namespace: Unity.Entities.Serialization
Assembly: Unity.Entities.dll
Syntax
public class MemoryBinaryReader : BinaryReader
Remarks

This class can be used to deserialize, for example, blob assets.

By default, the MemoryBinaryReader can't be Burst-compiled. It can be cast into BurstableMemoryBinaryReader in order to be used in a burst compiled context.

Examples
  struct MyData
              {
                  public float embeddedFloat;
                  public BlobString str;
              }
              public void ReadBlobAsset(void* buffer, int length, int version)
              {
                  unsafe
                  {
                      var reader = new MemoryBinaryReader(writer.Data, writer.Length);
                      var result = BlobAssetReference<MyData>.TryRead(reader, version, out var blobResult);
                      ref MyData value = ref blobResult.Value;
                      Debug.Log($"blob float = {value.embeddedFloat}");
                      blobResult.Dispose();
                  }
              }

Constructors

Name Description
MemoryBinaryReader(byte*, long)

Initializes and returns an instance of MemoryBinaryReader.

Properties

Name Description
Position

Gets or sets the current read position of the MemoryBinaryReader.

Methods

Name Description
Dispose()

Disposes the MemoryBinaryReader.
ReadBytes(void*, int)

Reads the specified number of bytes and advances the current read position by that number of bytes.

Operators

Name Description
explicit operator BurstableMemoryBinaryReader(MemoryBinaryReader)

Converts this MemoryBinaryReader into a BurstableMemoryBinaryReader.

Extension Methods