/// <summary>
/// Loads a new instance of the specified type from a section in a .config file.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The type into which the .config XML should be deserialized.</typeparam>
/// <param name="sectionName">The .config file section name</param>
/// <param name="shouldThrowExceptionIfSectionNotFound">
/// Should an exception be thrown if the section is not found? (default = <c>true</c>).
/// </param>
/// <returns>New instance of the specified type.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ConfigurationErrorsException"> if
/// <para>exception is thrown by <see cref="ConfigurationManager.GetSection(string)"/></para>
/// <para>* unable to cast .config section to <typeparamref name="T"/>.</para>
/// </exception>
/// <example>
/// <para>.config XML:</para>
/// <code><![CDATA[
/// <configSections>
/// ...
/// <section name="fooConfiguration" type="SparkyTools.XmlConfig.ConfigurationSectionDeserializer, SparkyTools.XmlConfig" />
/// ...
/// </configSections>
/// ...
/// <fooConfiguration type="FooNamespace.Foo, FooAssemblyName">
/// <Bar>bar value</Bar>
/// <Baz>baz value</Baz>
/// <Qux>qux value</Qux>
/// </fooConfiguration>
/// ]]></code>
/// <para>C# code to load instance from .config file:</para>
/// <code><![CDATA[
/// Foo foo = ConfigurationSectionDeserializer.Load<Foo>("fooConfiguration");
/// ]]></code>
/// </example>
public static T Load <T>(string sectionName, bool shouldThrowExceptionIfSectionNotFound = true)
{
try
{
return((T)ConfigurationSectionDeserializerHelper.GetSection(
sectionName, shouldThrowExceptionIfSectionNotFound));
}
catch (InvalidCastException ex)
{
throw ConfigurationSectionDeserializerHelper.NewConfigurationErrorsException(ex, sectionName);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads a new <see cref="IList{T}"/> from a section in a .config file.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">The types into which the .config XML should be deserialized.</typeparam>
/// <param name="sectionName">The .config file section name</param>
/// <param name="shouldThrowExceptionIfSectionNotFound">
/// Should an exception be thrown if the section is not found? (default = <c>true</c>).
/// </param>
/// <param name="shouldAllowEmptyList">
/// Should an empty list be allowed? (default = <c>false</c>.)
/// </param>
/// <returns>New <see cref="IList{T}"/> instance.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ConfigurationErrorsException"> if
/// <para>exception is thrown by <see cref="ConfigurationManager.GetSection(string)"/></para>
/// <para>* unable to cast .config section to <see cref="IList{T}"/>.</para>
/// <para>* <paramref name="shouldAllowEmptyList"/> is <c>false</c> and the list is empty.</para>
/// </exception>
/// <example>
/// <para>.config XML:</para>
/// <code><![CDATA[
/// <configSections>
/// ...
/// <section name="foos" type="SparkyTools.XmlConfig.ConfigurationSectionListDeserializer, SparkyTools.XmlConfig" />
/// ...
/// </configSections>
/// ...
/// <foos type="FooNamespace.Foo, FooAssemblyName">
/// <Foo>
/// <Bar>bar 1</Bar>
/// <Baz>baz1 value</Baz>
/// <Qux>qux1 value</Qux>
/// </Foo>
/// <Foo>
/// <Bar>bar1 value</Bar>
/// <Baz>baz1 value</Baz>
/// <Qux>qux1 value</Qux>
/// </Foo>
/// <Foo>
/// <Bar>bar1 value</Bar>
/// <Baz>baz1 value</Baz>
/// <Qux>qux1 value</Qux>
/// </Foo>
/// </foos>
/// ]]></code>
/// <para>C# code to load instance from .config file:</para>
/// <code><![CDATA[
/// Foo foo = ConfigurationSectionDeserializer.Load<Foo>("fooConfiguration");
/// ]]></code>
/// </example>
public static IList <T> Load <T>(
string sectionName,
bool shouldThrowExceptionIfSectionNotFound = true,
bool shouldAllowEmptyList = false)
{
var list =
ConfigurationSectionDeserializerHelper.GetSection(
sectionName, shouldThrowExceptionIfSectionNotFound)
as IList <T>;
if (list?.Count == 0 && !shouldAllowEmptyList)
{
throw ConfigurationSectionDeserializerHelper.NewConfigurationErrorsException(sectionName, "Item count = zero.");
}
return(list);
}