[RESOLVED] Help with memory stream serialisation and networkstreams.

Ok I have written this little Class that accepts a tcpclient as part of its constructor.

Code:

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Public Class OperatorPositionClass

    Private Client As System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient
    Private NetStream As Net.Sockets.NetworkStream
    Private MyStateMessage As StateMessage
    Public Event Receive(ByVal sender As OperatorPositionClass, ByVal Message As Object)

    Public Sub New(ByVal ConnectedClient As System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient)
        Client = ConnectedClient
        NetStream = Client.GetStream
        MyStateMessage = New StateMessage
        MyStateMessage.NetStream = NetStream
        NetStream.BeginRead(MyStateMessage.Bytes, 0, 4, New AsyncCallback(AddressOf AsyncReadCallback), MyStateMessage)
    End Sub

    Public Sub Write(ByVal Message As Object)
        Dim Ms As IO.MemoryStream = New IO.MemoryStream
        Dim Bf As Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter = New Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
        Dim Bytes() As Byte
        Dim NumberOfBytes As Integer
        Try
            Bf.Serialize(Ms, Message)
            NumberOfBytes = CInt(Ms.Length)
            Bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(NumberOfBytes)
            NetStream.Write(Bytes, 0, Bytes.Length)
            NetStream.Write(Ms.GetBuffer, 0, Ms.GetBuffer.Length)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Sub AsyncReadCallback(ByVal ar As IAsyncResult)
        Dim Bf As Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter = New Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter
        Dim NumberOfBytesToRead As Integer
        Try
        Dim State As StateMessage = CType(ar.AsyncState, OperatorPositionClass.StateMessage)
        Dim NumberOfBytes As Integer = State.NetStream.EndRead(ar)
        If NumberOfBytes = 0 Then
            'Raise an event to notify lost client
            Exit Sub
        Else
            NumberOfBytesToRead = BitConverter.ToInt32(State.Bytes, 0)
            Dim Ms As IO.MemoryStream = New IO.MemoryStream
                Dim ByteBuffer(1024) As Byte
            Dim Offset As Integer = 0
            While NumberOfBytesToRead > 0         
                    NumberOfBytes = State.NetStream.Read(ByteBuffer, 0, 1024)
                If NumberOfBytes = 0 Then
                    ' Raise Event to notify Lost Client
                    Exit Sub
                End If
                Ms.Write(ByteBuffer, Offset, NumberOfBytes)
                NumberOfBytesToRead -= NumberOfBytes
                Offset += NumberOfBytes
                End While
                Dim MyObject As Object = Bf.Deserialize(Ms)
                RaiseEvent Receive(Me, MyObject)
        End If
            NetStream.BeginRead(MyStateMessage.Bytes, 0, 4, New AsyncCallback(AddressOf AsyncReadCallback), MyStateMessage)
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try

    End Sub

    Private Class StateMessage
        Public NetStream As System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream
        Public Bytes(3) As Byte
    End Class

End Class

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The write method serialises an object into a memorystream. It writes the length of the memorystream as 4 bytes. It then writes the contents of the memory stream.

AsyncReadCallback blocks until data is available. It reads the first 4 bytes and converts it back to an integer. It then proceeds to read that amount of bytes into a memory stream. I then deserialise it back to an object.

Now for example if the memorystream in the write method has 58 bytes I see 58 bytes in the AsyncReadCallback memorystream.

The problem is when I try to deserialise it I get the following error message.

Code:

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System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: End of Stream encountered before parsing was completed.
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.__BinaryParser.Run()
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler handler, __BinaryParser serParser, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)
  at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
  at OperatorPositionClass.AsyncReadCallback(IAsyncResult ar) in C:\Users\Adrian\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Server Class\Server Class\OperatorPositionClass.vb:line 56

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Which leads me to believe Im not getting all the bytes. But Im at a loss as what to do next.

Just to Clarify I use this Class in both my Client and server app.
Help please.

figured it out. forgot to reset the memorystream position to 0 before I desserialize the data from the memory stream. Damn Im stupid.