ATMLModelLibrary.model.common.ManufacturerIdentificationNumber.Serialize C# (CSharp) Method

        public virtual string Serialize()
        {
            System.IO.StreamReader streamReader = null;
            System.IO.MemoryStream memoryStream = null;
            try
            {
                memoryStream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
                Serializer.Serialize(memoryStream, this);
                memoryStream.Seek(0, System.IO.SeekOrigin.Begin);
                streamReader = new System.IO.StreamReader(memoryStream);
                return streamReader.ReadToEnd();
            }
            finally
            {
                if ((streamReader != null))
                {
                    streamReader.Dispose();
                }
                if ((memoryStream != null))
                {
                    memoryStream.Dispose();
                }
            }
        }

        /**
         *
         */
        public string LookupReferenceByPartNumber(string partNumber, string className)
        {
            string refUUID = "";
            DocumentDAO dao = DataManager.getDocumentDAO();
            AssetIdentificationBean asset = dao.FindAsset(AssetTypePart, partNumber);
            if (asset == null)
            {
                string uuid = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
                var id = new ItemDescriptionIdentification();
                var idNo = new ManufacturerIdentificationNumber();
                idNo.type = IdentificationNumberType.Part;
                idNo.number = partNumber;
                id.IdentificationNumbers = new List<IdentificationNumber>();
                id.IdentificationNumbers.Add(idNo);
                id.ModelName = partNumber;

                string test1 = idNo.Serialize();
                string test2 = id.Serialize();

                LogManager.SourceError(ATMLReader.SOURCE, "Failed to locate asset for part number: {0} ", partNumber);
                Type _type = Type.GetType(className + ",ATMLModelLibrary");
                if (_type == null)
                    LogManager.SourceError(ATMLReader.SOURCE, "Invalid Class Name: {0}", className);
                else
                {
                    object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(_type);
                    PropertyInfo pi = _type.GetProperty("uuid");
                    if (pi == null)
                        LogManager.SourceError(ATMLReader.SOURCE, "Class Name: {0} does not support the uuid property.", className);
                    else
                    {
                        pi.SetValue(obj, uuid, null);
                    }
                    PropertyInfo piId = _type.GetProperty("Identification");
                    if (piId == null)
                    {
                        //check to see if there is an Item property and if the Item property is an ItemDescription type
                        piId = _type.GetProperty("Item");
                        if (piId != null)
                            piId = piId.GetType().GetProperty("Identification");
                        if (piId == null)
                            LogManager.SourceError(ATMLReader.SOURCE, "Class Name: {0} does not support the Identification property.", className);
                        else
                        {
                            piId.SetValue(obj, id, null);
                        }
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        piId.SetValue(obj, id, null);
                    }

                    MethodInfo mi = _type.GetMethod("Save");
                    if (mi == null)
                        LogManager.SourceError(ATMLReader.SOURCE, "Class Name: {0} does not support a save() method.", className);
                    else
                    {
                        mi.Invoke(obj, null);
                        refUUID = uuid;
                        LogManager.SourceInfo(ATMLReader.SOURCE, "*** A Part Document has been created for part number: {0}.", partNumber);
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                refUUID = asset.uuid.ToString();
            }

            return refUUID;
        }