[Mono-list] BinaryFormatter, Deserialize(), casting throws exception.

[Robert Jordan]

Wiktor Grębla wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Why is this code:
> 
>          Stream fs = File.OpenRead("./test.obj");
>          BinaryFormatter bf = new BinaryFormatter();
> 
>          Mydata d = (Mydata)bf.Deserialize(fs);
> 
> throwing: Unhandled Exception: System.InvalidCastException: Cannot cast 
> from source type to destination type.

Because the deserialized data is not of type "Mydata".
What's the output of

Console.WriteLine (bf.Deserialize(fs).GetType ().FullName)

?

Robert