Converting DataSet into Byte Array

Converting DataSet into Byte Array, Serialize DataSet to ByteArray

Here is the code that can be used for converting a DataSet into its corresponding byte array. Sometimes when we need to send the data across the network through WCF service, we can get advantage of sending our data into a byte array. The reason behind to send the data in Byte Array format is that byte array is the one of the primitive data type available in .Net

        private byte[] ConvertDataSetToByteArray(DataSet dataSet)
        {
            byte[] binaryDataResult = null;
            using (MemoryStream memStream = new MemoryStream())
            {
                BinaryFormatter brFormatter = new BinaryFormatter();
                dataSet.RemotingFormat = SerializationFormat.Binary;
                brFormatter.Serialize(memStream, dataSet);
                binaryDataResult = memStream.ToArray();
            }
            return binaryDataResult;
        }