/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the specified <see cref="PlainTextReader"/> to the specified type.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reader"><see cref="PlainTextReader"/> thatcontains the <see cref="object"/> to be deserialized.</param>
/// <param name="type"><see cref="Type"/> of the deserialized <see cref="object"/>.</param>
/// <returns>Returns an instance of the specified <see cref="Type"/> loaded from the <see cref="PlainTextReader"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"/>
/// <exception cref="FormatException">Occurs when a property did not have the correct format.</exception>
public object Deserialize(PlainTextReader reader, Type type)
{
if (type == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(type));
}
if (reader == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(reader));
}
object instance = Activator.CreateInstance(type);
try {
ReadValueObject readItem;
while ((readItem = reader.ReadNextValue()) != null)
{
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(readItem.Name))
{
throw new FormatException(Resources.SerializationExceptionStrings.PropertyNameEmpty);
}
if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(readItem.Value))
{
throw new FormatException(
string.Format(Resources.SerializationExceptionStrings.PropertyValueEmpty, readItem.Name));
}
PropertyInfo property = GetProperty(readItem.Name, type);
if (property != null)
{
property.SetValue(instance, Decoder.DecodeUnknown(readItem.Value, property.PropertyType));
continue;
}
FieldInfo field = GetField(readItem.Name, type);
if (field != null)
{
field.SetValue(instance, Decoder.DecodeUnknown(readItem.Value, field.FieldType));
continue;
}
UnknownElement?.Invoke(readItem);
}
}
catch (FormatException ex) {
throw new FormatException(string.Format(Resources.SerializationExceptionStrings.InvalidSettingFormat,
reader.Position) + Environment.NewLine + ex.Message, ex);
}
return(instance);
}
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the specified <see cref="PlainTextReader"/> to the specified type.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the deserialized <see cref="object"/>.</typeparam>
/// <param name="reader"><see cref="PlainTextReader"/> that contains the object to be deserialized.</param>
/// <returns>Returns an instance of <see cref="T"/> loaded from the <see cref="PlainTextReader"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref = "ArgumentNullException"/><exception cref="FormatException">Occurs when a property did not have the correct format.</exception>
public T Deserialize <T>(PlainTextReader reader)
{
Type target = typeof(T);
return((T)Deserialize(reader, target));
}
