private StringBuilder createModelInputFile(
            ParameterSet parameterSet
            )
        {
            XmlSerializer     parameterSetSerializer = new XmlSerializer(parameterSet.GetType());
            StringBuilder     builder  = new StringBuilder();
            XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
            XmlWriter         writer   = XmlWriter.Create(builder, settings);

            // create settings to make output model file alittle more
            // human readable (maybe not nessisary but makes for easier debugging)
            settings.Indent = true;
            settings.NewLineOnAttributes = true;

            parameterSetSerializer.Serialize(writer, parameterSet);
            return(builder);
        }
        public void ParameterSerializationTest()
        {
            string parameterName = "imperviousThreshold";
            var    model         = new TIME.Models.RainfallRunoff.SimHyd.SimHydCs();
            var    parameterSet  = new ParameterSet(model);

            System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer x = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(parameterSet.GetType());
            StringBuilder     builder  = new StringBuilder();
            XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();

            settings.Indent = true;
            settings.NewLineOnAttributes = true;
            XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(builder, settings);

            x.Serialize(writer, parameterSet);
            Console.WriteLine(builder);


            System.Xml.XmlDocument xmlDoc = new System.Xml.XmlDocument();
            xmlDoc.Load(new MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(builder.ToString())));
            XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(new MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(builder.ToString())));

            var values = from l in doc.Descendants("ParameterSpecification")
                         select l;

            foreach (XElement v in values)
            {
                var    DisplayName = v.Descendants("MemberName").First().Value;
                var    Value       = v.Descendants("Value").First().Value;
                string spaces      = 23 - DisplayName.Length > 0 ? new string(' ', 23 - DisplayName.Length) : "";
                v.Descendants("Value").First().Value = "#" + DisplayName + spaces + "#";
                Console.WriteLine("Display name {0} value {1}", DisplayName, Value);
            }
            XmlWriter xw = XmlWriter.Create(Console.Out, settings);

            doc.WriteTo(xw);
            xw.Flush();

            XmlNodeList modelParameterSet = xmlDoc.GetElementsByTagName("ParameterSpecification");

            foreach (XmlNode v in modelParameterSet)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("display name " + v["DisplayName"] + " value = " + v["value"]);
            }
        }