/// <summary>
/// Writes the current configuration information to an
/// XML string. String is in .NET XML Serialization format.
/// </summary>
/// <returns></returns>
public virtual string WriteAsString()
{
Initialize();
string xml = string.Empty;
Provider.EncryptFields(this);
SerializationUtils.SerializeObject(this, out xml);
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(xml))
{
Provider.DecryptFields(this);
}
return(xml);
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a new instance of the config object and retrieves
/// configuration information from the provided string. String
/// should be in XML Serialization format or created by the
/// <seealso cref="WriteAsString"/> method.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="xml"></param>
/// <param name="provider">Required if encryption decryption is desired</param>
/// <returns>config instance or null on failure</returns>
public static T Read <T>(string xml, IConfigurationProvider provider)
where T : AppConfiguration, new()
{
T result = SerializationUtils.DeSerializeObject(xml, typeof(T)) as T;
if (result != null && provider != null)
{
provider.DecryptFields(result);
}
return(result);
}
