#193 C# Serialization seems to fail

[DipSwitch]

Hello,

Great software, but it seems like I'm having trouble with serializing and deserializing the the current state and restoring it.
It seems that the State it self is not serialized. I followed the example from the manual and implemented this on the C sharp example EX1:

The first cycle I use the create state machine, the second cycle is after serialization and deserialization.

I included the test project with this post.

Another thing is that the AppClassContext which is generated by the SMC isn't marked [Serializable]

state processing after initializationThe string "1Z010E111" is not acceptable.
state processing after serialize/deserializeThe string "1Z010E111" is

Exception: statemap.StateUndefinedException
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statemap.StateUndefinedException: Error in the application.
   at AppClassContext.get_State() in d:\EX1\AppClass1.cs:line 22
   at AppClassContext.EnterStartState() in d:\EX1\AppClass1.cs:line 62
   at AppClass.CheckString(String inputString) in d:\EX1\AppClass.cs:line 74
   at checkstring.Main(String[] args) in d:\EX1\checkstring.cs:line 74
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[Charles Rapp]

The problem is not with the generated C# code but the C# library itself:

C Sharp

    // The finite state machine's unique name.
    [NonSerialized]
    protected string name_;

    // The current state.
    [NonSerialized]
    protected State state_;

    // This stack is used when a push transition is taken.
    [NonSerialized]
    protected System.Collections.Stack stateStack_;

The [NonSerialized] will be dropped for release 6.4.0 and the dlls updated.

The [Serializable] is added to the AppClassContext when the SMC "-serial" option is used. See the SMC Programmer's Manual section 9: Be Persistant! which explains how to serialize/deserialize a C# FSM. You should be serializing the AppClass instance and not the AppClassContext by itself.

[DipSwitch]

Thanks works like a charm!