Set.pack Method
Definition
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Serializes the current instance of the Set class.
public:
cli::array <System::Object ^> ^ pack();public object[] pack ();member this.pack : unit -> obj[]Public Function pack () As Object()Returns
A container that contains the current instance of the Set class.
Remarks
The container created by this method contains 3 elements before the first element from the set:
- A version number for the container
- An integer that identifies the data type of the set elements
- The number of elements in the set
If the keys or the values are objects, the pack method is called on each object to create a subcontainer. You can create a new set from the resulting container by using the Set::create method.
The following example creates a set of 10 integers, packs it into a container, and then creates a new set with contents identical to the original one.
{
Set is1, is = new Set (Types::Integer);
int i;
container packedSet;
;
// Create a set containing the first 10 integers.
for (i = 1; i <= 10; i++)
{
is.add(i);
}
// Pack it down in a container...
packedSet = is.pack();
// ... and restore it
is1 = Set::create(packedSet);
print is1.toString();
pause;
}