C#

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 [Serializable]<br />
class GraphicsPathData<br />
{<br />
byte[] types;<br />
PointF[] points;<br />
FillMode fillMode;<br />
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public GraphicsPathData(GraphicsPath gp)<br />
{<br />
this.types = gp.PathTypes;<br />
this.points = gp.PathPoints;<br />
this.fillMode = gp.FillMode;<br />
}<br />
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public static System.IO.Stream Serialize(GraphicsPathData gpd)<br />
{<br />
System.IO.MemoryStream ms=new System.IO.MemoryStream();<br />
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System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter bf = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter();<br />
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bf.Serialize(ms, gpd);<br />
ms.Flush();<br />
return ms;<br />
}<br />
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public static GraphicsPathData Deserialize(System.IO.Stream stream)<br />
{<br />
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter bf = new System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter();<br />
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object obj=bf.Deserialize(stream);<br />
GraphicsPathData gpd =obj as GraphicsPathData;<br />
return gpd;<br />
}<br />
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public static GraphicsPath GetGraphicsPath(GraphicsPathData gpd)<br />
{<br />
return new GraphicsPath(gpd.points, gpd.types, gpd.fillMode);<br />
}<br />
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public static GraphicsPath GetGraphicsPath(System.IO.Stream gpdStream)<br />
{<br />
return GetGraphicsPath(Deserialize(gpdStream));<br />
}<br />
}<br />
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GraphicsPath gp = new GraphicsPath();<br />
gp.AddEllipse(10, 10, 100, 100);<br />
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GraphicsPathData gpd = new GraphicsPathData(gp);<br />
System.IO.Stream gpdStream = GraphicsPathData.Serialize(gpd);<br />
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//Just create a new stream for  exchanging of data!!!<br />
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System.IO.Stream newStream = new System.IO.MemoryStream(((System.IO.MemoryStream)gpdStream).ToArray());<br />
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GraphicsPath gpDeserialized = GraphicsPathData.GetGraphicsPath(newStream);<br />
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<code>

        void SaveToDisk(string path, Stream stream)
        {
            stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin); //put the pointer at first
            using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(path))
            using (StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(stream))
            {
                sw.Write(sr.ReadToEnd());
                sw.Flush();
            }
        }

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