Save array of arrays to file

Unity Engine
1

What is the best method to save an array of arrays to a file (float[,][,])?
Thanks.

2

a way

using System;
using FullSerializer;

public static class StringSerializationAPI {
private static readonly fsSerializer _serializer = new fsSerializer();

public static string Serialize(Type type, object value) {
// serialize the data
fsData data;
_serializer.TrySerialize(type, value, out data).AssertSuccessWithoutWarnings();

// emit the data via JSON
return fsJsonPrinter.CompressedJson(data);
}

public static object Deserialize(Type type, string serializedState) {
// step 1: parse the JSON data
fsData data = fsJsonParser.Parse(serializedState);

// step 2: deserialize the data
object deserialized = null;
_serializer.TryDeserialize(data, type, ref deserialized).AssertSuccessWithoutWarnings();

return deserialized;
}
}
3

Tested here. Throws this exception on try to serialize:

ArgumentException: Only single dimension arrays are supported.

4

if you don’t need jagged you can represent a multidimensional with a single dimensional


but either wait it should work if you convert it to a list or array with array.ToList() or array.ToArray() (using System.Collection.Generic) first? but maybe have trouble deserialize?

here i fake serialize a dictionary by saving a List of KeyValuePairs mapping layer number to a list of tile ids
using basically that same code

        public void Save()
        {
#if UNITY_EDITOR && !UNITY_WEBPLAYER
            string json = StringSerialization.Serialize<List<KeyValuePair<int, List<int>>>>(GetSaveData());
            File.WriteAllText(EditorUtility.SaveFilePanel("Save JSON", Application.dataPath + "/../", "Map", "json"), json);
#endif
        }

    public static class StringSerialization
    {
        static readonly fsSerializer _serializer = new fsSerializer();
        public static string Serialize<T>(T value)
        {
            fsData data;
            var result = _serializer.TrySerialize<T>(value, out data);
            if (result.Failed) throw new Exception(result.FormattedMessages);
            return fsJsonPrinter.CompressedJson(data);
        }
        public static T Deserialize<T>(string serializedState)
        {
            fsResult result;
            fsData data;
            result = fsJsonParser.Parse(serializedState, out data);
            if (result.Failed) throw new Exception(result.FormattedMessages);
            T deserialized = default(T);
            result = _serializer.TryDeserialize<T>(data, ref deserialized);
            if (result.Failed) throw new Exception(result.FormattedMessages);
            return deserialized;
        }
    }
5

JSON?