void ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance::write_variant(const Variant& p_property,const PropertyInfo& p_hint) {

	switch(p_property.get_type()) {

		case Variant::NIL: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_NIL);
			// don't store anything
		} break;
		case Variant::BOOL: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_BOOL);
			bool val=p_property;
			f->store_32(val);
		} break;
		case Variant::INT: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_INT);
			int val=p_property;
			f->store_32(val);
		} break;
		case Variant::REAL: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_REAL);
			real_t val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val);

		} break;
		case Variant::STRING: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_STRING);
			String val=p_property;
			save_unicode_string(val);

		} break;
		case Variant::VECTOR2: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_VECTOR2);
			Vector2 val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.x);
			f->store_real(val.y);

		} break;
		case Variant::RECT2: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_RECT2);
			Rect2 val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.pos.x);
			f->store_real(val.pos.y);
			f->store_real(val.size.x);
			f->store_real(val.size.y);

		} break;
		case Variant::VECTOR3: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_VECTOR3);
			Vector3 val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.x);
			f->store_real(val.y);
			f->store_real(val.z);

		} break;
		case Variant::PLANE: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_PLANE);
			Plane val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.normal.x);
			f->store_real(val.normal.y);
			f->store_real(val.normal.z);
			f->store_real(val.d);

		} break;
		case Variant::QUAT: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_QUAT);
			Quat val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.x);
			f->store_real(val.y);
			f->store_real(val.z);
			f->store_real(val.w);

		} break;
		case Variant::_AABB: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_AABB);
			AABB val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.pos.x);
			f->store_real(val.pos.y);
			f->store_real(val.pos.z);
			f->store_real(val.size.x);
			f->store_real(val.size.y);
			f->store_real(val.size.z);

		} break;
		case Variant::MATRIX32: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_MATRIX32);
			Matrix32 val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.elements[0].x);
			f->store_real(val.elements[0].y);
			f->store_real(val.elements[1].x);
			f->store_real(val.elements[1].y);
			f->store_real(val.elements[2].x);
			f->store_real(val.elements[2].y);

		} break;
		case Variant::MATRIX3: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_MATRIX3);
			Matrix3 val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.elements[0].x);
			f->store_real(val.elements[0].y);
			f->store_real(val.elements[0].z);
			f->store_real(val.elements[1].x);
			f->store_real(val.elements[1].y);
			f->store_real(val.elements[1].z);
			f->store_real(val.elements[2].x);
			f->store_real(val.elements[2].y);
			f->store_real(val.elements[2].z);

		} break;
		case Variant::TRANSFORM: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_TRANSFORM);
			Transform val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[0].x);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[0].y);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[0].z);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[1].x);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[1].y);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[1].z);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[2].x);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[2].y);
			f->store_real(val.basis.elements[2].z);
			f->store_real(val.origin.x);
			f->store_real(val.origin.y);
			f->store_real(val.origin.z);

		} break;
		case Variant::COLOR: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_COLOR);
			Color val=p_property;
			f->store_real(val.r);
			f->store_real(val.g);
			f->store_real(val.b);
			f->store_real(val.a);

		} break;
		case Variant::IMAGE: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_IMAGE);
			Image val =p_property;
			if (val.empty()) {
				f->store_32(IMAGE_ENCODING_EMPTY);
				break;
			}

			int encoding=IMAGE_ENCODING_RAW;
			float quality=0.7;

			if (val.get_format() <= Image::FORMAT_INDEXED_ALPHA) {
				//can only compress uncompressed stuff

				if (p_hint.hint==PROPERTY_HINT_IMAGE_COMPRESS_LOSSY && Image::lossy_packer) {
					encoding=IMAGE_ENCODING_LOSSY;
					float qs=p_hint.hint_string.to_double();
					if (qs!=0.0)
						quality=qs;

				} else if (p_hint.hint==PROPERTY_HINT_IMAGE_COMPRESS_LOSSLESS && Image::lossless_packer) {
					encoding=IMAGE_ENCODING_LOSSLESS;

				}
			}

			f->store_32(encoding); //raw encoding

			if (encoding==IMAGE_ENCODING_RAW) {


				f->store_32(val.get_width());
				f->store_32(val.get_height());
				f->store_32(val.get_mipmaps());
				switch(val.get_format()) {

					case Image::FORMAT_GRAYSCALE: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_GRAYSCALE ); break; ///< one byte per pixel: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; 0-255
					case Image::FORMAT_INTENSITY: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_INTENSITY ); break; ///< one byte per pixel: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; 0-255
					case Image::FORMAT_GRAYSCALE_ALPHA: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_GRAYSCALE_ALPHA ); break; ///< two bytes per pixel: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; 0-255. alpha 0-255
					case Image::FORMAT_RGB: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB ); break; ///< one byte R: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; one byte G: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; one byte B
					case Image::FORMAT_RGBA: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_RGBA ); break; ///< one byte R: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; one byte G: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; one byte B: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; one byte A
					case Image::FORMAT_INDEXED: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_INDEXED ); break; ///< index byte 0-256: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; and after image end: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; 256*3 bytes of palette
					case Image::FORMAT_INDEXED_ALPHA: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_INDEXED_ALPHA ); break; ///< index byte 0-256: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; and after image end: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ ); break; 256*4 bytes of palette (alpha)
					case Image::FORMAT_BC1: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_BC1 ); break; // DXT1
					case Image::FORMAT_BC2: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_BC2 ); break; // DXT3
					case Image::FORMAT_BC3: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_BC3 ); break; // DXT5
					case Image::FORMAT_BC4: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_BC4 ); break; // ATI1
					case Image::FORMAT_BC5: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_BC5 ); break; // ATI2
					case Image::FORMAT_PVRTC2: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_PVRTC2 ); break;
					case Image::FORMAT_PVRTC2_ALPHA: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_PVRTC2_ALPHA ); break;
					case Image::FORMAT_PVRTC4: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_PVRTC4 ); break;
					case Image::FORMAT_PVRTC4_ALPHA: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_PVRTC4_ALPHA ); break;
					case Image::FORMAT_ETC: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_ETC); break;
					case Image::FORMAT_CUSTOM: f->store_32(IMAGE_FORMAT_CUSTOM ); break;
					default: {}

				}

				int dlen = val.get_data().size();
				f->store_32(dlen);
				DVector<uint8_t>::Read r = val.get_data().read();
				f->store_buffer(r.ptr(),dlen);
				_pad_buffer(dlen);
			} else {

				DVector<uint8_t> data;
				if (encoding==IMAGE_ENCODING_LOSSY) {
					data=Image::lossy_packer(val,quality);

				} else if (encoding==IMAGE_ENCODING_LOSSLESS) {
					data=Image::lossless_packer(val);

				}

				int ds=data.size();
				f->store_32(ds);
				if (ds>0) {
					DVector<uint8_t>::Read r = data.read();
					f->store_buffer(r.ptr(),ds);

					_pad_buffer(ds);

				}
			}

		} break;
		case Variant::NODE_PATH: {
			f->store_32(VARIANT_NODE_PATH);
			NodePath np=p_property;
			f->store_16(np.get_name_count());
			uint16_t snc = np.get_subname_count();
			if (np.is_absolute())
				snc|=0x8000;
			f->store_16(snc);
			for(int i=0;i<np.get_name_count();i++)
				f->store_32(get_string_index(np.get_name(i)));
			for(int i=0;i<np.get_subname_count();i++)
				f->store_32(get_string_index(np.get_subname(i)));
			f->store_32(get_string_index(np.get_property()));

		} break;
		case Variant::_RID: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_RID);
			WARN_PRINT("Can't save RIDs");
			RID val = p_property;
			f->store_32(val.get_id());
		} break;
		case Variant::OBJECT: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_OBJECT);
			RES res = p_property;
			if (res.is_null()) {
				f->store_32(OBJECT_EMPTY);
				return; // don't save it
			}

			if (res->get_path().length() && res->get_path().find("::")==-1) {
				f->store_32(OBJECT_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE);
				save_unicode_string(res->get_save_type());
				String path=relative_paths?local_path.path_to_file(res->get_path()):res->get_path();
				if (no_extensions)
					path=path.basename()+".*";
				save_unicode_string(path);
			} else {

				if (!resource_map.has(res)) {
					f->store_32(OBJECT_EMPTY);
					ERR_EXPLAIN("Resource was not pre cached for the resource section, bug?");
					ERR_FAIL();
				}

				f->store_32(OBJECT_INTERNAL_RESOURCE);
				f->store_32(resource_map[res]);
				//internal resource
			}


		} break;
		case Variant::INPUT_EVENT: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_INPUT_EVENT);
			WARN_PRINT("Can't save InputEvent (maybe it could..)");
		} break;
		case Variant::DICTIONARY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_DICTIONARY);
			Dictionary d = p_property;
            f->store_32(uint32_t(d.size())|(d.is_shared()?0x80000000:0));

			List<Variant> keys;
			d.get_key_list(&keys);

			for(List<Variant>::Element *E=keys.front();E;E=E->next()) {

				//if (!_check_type(dict[E->get()]))
				//	continue;

				write_variant(E->get());
				write_variant(d[E->get()]);
			}


		} break;
		case Variant::ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_ARRAY);
			Array a=p_property;
			f->store_32(uint32_t(a.size())|(a.is_shared()?0x80000000:0));
			for(int i=0;i<a.size();i++) {

				write_variant(a[i]);
			}

		} break;
		case Variant::RAW_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_RAW_ARRAY);
			DVector<uint8_t> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<uint8_t>::Read r = arr.read();
			f->store_buffer(r.ptr(),len);
			_pad_buffer(len);

		} break;
		case Variant::INT_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_INT_ARRAY);
			DVector<int> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<int>::Read r = arr.read();
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++)
				f->store_32(r[i]);

		} break;
		case Variant::REAL_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_REAL_ARRAY);
			DVector<real_t> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<real_t>::Read r = arr.read();
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++) {
				f->store_real(r[i]);
			}

		} break;
		case Variant::STRING_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_STRING_ARRAY);
			DVector<String> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<String>::Read r = arr.read();
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++) {
				save_unicode_string(r[i]);
			}

		} break;
		case Variant::VECTOR3_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_VECTOR3_ARRAY);
			DVector<Vector3> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<Vector3>::Read r = arr.read();
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++) {
				f->store_real(r[i].x);
				f->store_real(r[i].y);
				f->store_real(r[i].z);
			}

		} break;
		case Variant::VECTOR2_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_VECTOR2_ARRAY);
			DVector<Vector2> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<Vector2>::Read r = arr.read();
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++) {
				f->store_real(r[i].x);
				f->store_real(r[i].y);
			}

		} break;
		case Variant::COLOR_ARRAY: {

			f->store_32(VARIANT_COLOR_ARRAY);
			DVector<Color> arr = p_property;
			int len=arr.size();
			f->store_32(len);
			DVector<Color>::Read r = arr.read();
			for(int i=0;i<len;i++) {
				f->store_real(r[i].r);
				f->store_real(r[i].g);
				f->store_real(r[i].b);
				f->store_real(r[i].a);
			}

		} break;
		default: {

			ERR_EXPLAIN("Invalid variant");
			ERR_FAIL();
		}
	}
}