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Implement reading and writing arrays of primitive types
Goal
Simple API to read an array of primitive types. Simple API to write an array of primitive types. Primitive types including: integers signed and unsigned, decimals (single and double).
Description
DataWriter
and DataReader
already have APIs to read and write primitive types. If we want to read a simple collection of them, we need to create a loop. The exception is a byte array.
The goal is to simplify these use cases:
// reading
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
myArray[i] = reader.ReadInt32();
}
// writing
for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
writer.Write(myArray[i]);
}
Proposed solution
Support reading and writing arrays in DataReader
and DataWriter
, similar to the ReadBytes()
and Write(byte[])
methods. Use spans in the writing side if possible.
Consider supporting strings and chars as well.
Acceptance criteria
- One method to write array of primitive types
- One method to read array of primitive types