c# - Using custom type resolver -

i'm trying deserialize yaml document standard .net objects, such string scalar values , dictionary<string, object> mappings, using yamldotnet library.

i guess deserializer class best option, output object , dictionary<object>. tried implementing custom inodetyperesolver this:

class mynodetypereslover : inodetyperesolver {     bool inodetyperesolver.resolve(nodeevent nodeevent, ref type currenttype)     {         if (currenttype == typeof(object))         {             if (nodeevent sequencestart)                 currenttype = typeof(list<object>);             else if (nodeevent mappingstart)                 currenttype = typeof(dictionary<string, object>);             else if (nodeevent scalar)                 currenttype = typeof(string);              return true;         }          return false;     } } 

and using this:

deserializer deserializer = new deserializer(); deserializer.typeresolvers.add(new mynodetypereslover()); var res = deserializer.deserialize(input); 

but doesn't seem have effect. there way change type of objects produced deserializer?

afaik, deserialize takes type parameter, nice

%yaml 1.1 %tag !namespace! _mynamespace.nestedclass.whatever. ---  entry_0: !namespace!mymessage   format: alert   desc: "entry one! uses exact string representation of desired type. (a bit fragile, imho)"  entry_1: !!message   format: default   desc: "entry two! uses type registered beforehand."  entry_2:   format: default   desc: "entry three! winging it, yamldotnet exceedingly clever."  ... 

can deserialized

var dict = new deserializer().deserialize<dictionary<string,mymessage>>(     new stringreader(that_doc_up_there)); 

provided mymessage has format , desc property, , provided it's not in namespace. if is, can either register deserializer beforehand, or create new tag it. %tag alias seems eat first character of tag, put underscore. maybe bug. other way register it,

deserializer.registertagmapping(     "tag:yaml.org,2002:message", typeof(mymessage));