} // Write
#endregion
#region Copy
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Helper method that copies all the properties from reading the properties
/// file into the local instance methods;
/// </summary>
/// <param name="properties">The instance variable to copy from.</param>
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
private void Copy(CeresProperties properties)
{
mainWindow.size.Width = properties.mainWindow.size.Width;
mainWindow.size.Height = properties.mainWindow.size.Height;
mainWindow.serialPortProperties.SerialPort = properties.mainWindow.serialPortProperties.SerialPort;
mainWindow.serialPortProperties.BaudRate = properties.mainWindow.serialPortProperties.BaudRate;
mainWindow.serialPortProperties.DataBits = properties.mainWindow.serialPortProperties.DataBits;
mainWindow.serialPortProperties.Parity = properties.mainWindow.serialPortProperties.Parity;
mainWindow.serialPortProperties.StopBits = properties.mainWindow.serialPortProperties.StopBits;
mainWindow.serialPortProperties.Handshake = properties.mainWindow.serialPortProperties.Handshake;
mainWindow.outTextBox.Font = properties.mainWindow.outTextBox.Font;
mainWindow.outTextBox.ForeColor = properties.mainWindow.outTextBox.ForeColor;
mainWindow.outTextBox.BackColor = properties.mainWindow.outTextBox.BackColor;
mainWindow.inTextBox.Font = properties.mainWindow.inTextBox.Font;
mainWindow.inTextBox.ForeColor = properties.mainWindow.inTextBox.ForeColor;
mainWindow.inTextBox.BackColor = properties.mainWindow.inTextBox.BackColor;
} // Copy
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>
/// Read the properties from the propertes file.
/// </summary>
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
public void Read()
{
string inputFileName = Path.Combine(propertyFilePath, propertyFileName);
try
{
using (StreamReader file = File.OpenText(inputFileName))
{
string data = file.ReadToEnd();
CeresProperties properties = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <CeresProperties>(data);
// copy the data
Copy(properties);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// ignore file not found. Will be created on Write
//throw ex; // TODO - remove
}
} // Read