///--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>This method build a page of items in the overall list. The items in the
/// list are references to the items in the overall list.</summary>
///
/// <param name="pageSize">The size of the page to return.</param>
/// <param name="pageIndex">The index of the page into the overall list.</param>
///
/// <returns>A SortableDataObjectList containing a reference page of the original list.</returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public virtual SortableDataObjectList <T> ReferencePage(int pageSize, int pageIndex)
{
SortableDataObjectList <T> listPage = new SortableDataObjectList <T>();
// if the list is not empty and the property is valid, find an item
if ((pageSize > 0) && (pageSize < this.Count))
{
for (int i = pageIndex; i < this.Count; i++)
{
if (listPage.Count >= pageSize)
{
break;
}
listPage.Add(this[i]);
}
}
return(listPage);
}
///--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>This method deserializes a string into an object.</summary>
///
/// <param name="inputString">The input string to deserialize.</param>
/// <param name="inputList">The list to deserialize into.</param>
///
/// <returns>The deserialized object.</returns>
///--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
public static void Deserialize <T>(string inputString, ref SortableDataObjectList <T> inputList) where T : IDataObject, new()
{
try
{
if (inputList != null)
{
// set up input stream
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new MemoryStream(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(inputString)));
// deserialize
DataContractSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(inputList.GetType());
inputList = (SortableDataObjectList <T>)serializer.ReadObject(reader);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
bool reThrow = ExceptionHandler.HandleException(ex);
if (reThrow)
{
throw;
}
}
}