How do I deserialize into an existing object - C#

Question

In C#, after serializing an object to a file how would I deserialize the file back into an existing object without creating a new object?

All the examples I can fin

Answer 1

No problem, just use 2 classes. In getObject method you get your existing object

[Serializable]
public class McRealObjectHelper : IObjectReference, ISerializable 
{
    Object m_realObject;
    virtual object getObject(McObjectId id)
    {
        return id.GetObject();
    }
    public McRealObjectHelper(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
    {
        McObjectId id = (McObjectId)info.GetValue("ID", typeof(McObjectId));
        m_realObject = getObject(id);
        if(m_realObject == null)
            return;
        Type t = m_realObject.GetType();
        MemberInfo[] members = FormatterServices.GetSerializableMembers(t, context);
        List deserializeMembers = new List(members.Length);
        List