FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean (solved)

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doodlinbee
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FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean (solved)

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Saving code :

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    public void SaveSequentially(int slot)
    {
        using (ES3Writer writer = ES3Writer.Create(filePath: GetSaveName(slot), settings))
        {
            writer.Write(SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name);
            writer.Write(true);
            writer.Write(false);           
        }
    }
The output :

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{"lighttests"truefalse
}
Loading code :

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    public void LoadSequentially(int slot)
    {
        using (ES3Reader reader = ES3Reader.Create(GetSaveName(slot), settings))
        {
            print(reader.Read<string>());
            print(reader.Read<bool>());
            print(reader.Read<bool>());   
        }
    }
 
When loading, the first read string is ok, but the read bool is not ok. I've got the FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean

Any ideas ?
Last edited by doodlinbee on Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Joel
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Re: FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean

Post by Joel »

Hi there,

You should only use classes and methods which are documented here. As ES3Writer and ES3Reader are only used internally, they will not work as you expect.

In your case you should follow the instructions here if you want to improve performance:
https://docs.moodkie.com/easy-save-3/es ... rformance/

All the best,
Joel
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doodlinbee
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Re: FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean

Post by doodlinbee »

Hi there,

I don't quite understand the cache system. How to save values in it? Like how to do the equivalent of my OP with the cache?


(I'm looking for performance improvements because i have thousands of keys to store and doing the 'Getting started' way with "ES3.Save" took several minutes to save)
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Joel
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Re: FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean

Post by Joel »

Hi there,

The equivalent would be:

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var settings = new ES3Settings(ES3.Location.Cache);
ES3.Save("myKey1", SceneManager.GetActiveScene().name, GetSaveName(slot), settings);
ES3.Save("myKey2", true, GetSaveName(slot), settings);
ES3.Save("myKey3", false, GetSaveName(slot), settings);
ES3.StoreCachedFile(GetSaveName(slot));
All the best,
Joel
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doodlinbee
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Re: FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean

Post by doodlinbee »

Alright thanks for the help ! :)
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