/// <summary>
/// Serialize the object using the DataContractSerializer to the file specified. If the file
/// exists it will be overwritten and it requires an exclusive write lock on the file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">The filename to write the serialization string to</param>
/// <param name="encoding">The encoding to use when serializing.</param>
/// <param name="entity">The entity to serialize.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static void ToXmlInFile <T>(string path, Encoding encoding, T entity)
{
var serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(T));
var filename = SmartLocation.GetLocation(path);
using (var writer = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
{
serializer.WriteObject(writer, entity);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserialize the object using the DataContractSerializer from the file specified. If the file
/// does not exist then an exception will be thrown
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">The fully qualified path to the file</param>
/// <param name="encoding">The encoding to use when deserializing.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static T FromXmlInFile <T>(string path, Encoding encoding)
{
var serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(T));
var filename = SmartLocation.GetLocation(path);
using (var reader = new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
{
return((T)serializer.ReadObject(reader));
}
}