public void WriteGuy(Guy guyToWrite)
{
GuyFile = Path.GetFullPath(guyToWrite.Name + ".xml");
if (File.Exists(GuyFile))
{
File.Delete(GuyFile);
}
using (Stream outputStream = File.OpenWrite(GuyFile))
{
DataContractSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Guy));
serializer.WriteObject(outputStream, guyToWrite);
}
OnPropertyChanged("GuyFile");
}
public void ReadGuy()
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(GuyFile))
{
return;
}
// If file does not exist, an IO exception occurs here.
using (Stream inputStream = File.OpenRead(GuyFile))
{
DataContractSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(Guy));
// If invalid XML, such as a string in a field expected to be an integer, or an invalid enum, a serializer exception occurs here noting that.
NewGuy = serializer.ReadObject(inputStream) as Guy;
}
OnPropertyChanged("NewGuy");
}
