/// <summary>
/// Reads a data object from XML and returns an instance of the object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="reader">An open XML reader. The reader will be closed by this
/// method after reading.</param>
/// <returns>Returns <b>true</b> if successful; <b>false</b> otherwise.</returns>
/// <remarks>Clients should first create a new instance using a default constructor, and then
/// call this method to populate the data fields of the default instance.</remarks>
public bool ReadFromXml(XmlTextReader reader)
{
reader.Read(); // <Condition>
if (reader.Name != "Condition")
{
throw new XmlException("XML format error: Expected the <Condition> tag.");
}
_block = XmlConvert.ToInt32(reader.GetAttribute("block"));
_index = XmlConvert.ToInt32(reader.GetAttribute("index"));
_circular = XmlConvert.ToBoolean(reader.GetAttribute("circular"));
int trials = XmlConvert.ToInt32(reader.GetAttribute("trials"));
_mtpct = XmlConvert.ToDouble(reader.GetAttribute("MTPct"));
_mtpred = XmlConvert.ToInt64(reader.GetAttribute("MTPred"));
_a = XmlConvert.ToInt32(reader.GetAttribute("A"));
_w = XmlConvert.ToInt32(reader.GetAttribute("W"));
// read in the trials and add them to the condition
_trials = new List <TrialData>(trials + 1); // include slot for special start-area trial
for (int i = 1; i <= trials; i++)
{
TrialData td;
if (_circular)
{
td = new TrialData2D();
if (!td.ReadFromXml(reader))
{
throw new XmlException("Failed to read the TrialData2D.");
}
if (i == 1)
{
TrialData2D sa = TrialData2D.CreateStartArea((TrialData2D)td);
_trials.Add(sa); // add special start-area trial
}
}
else // 1D
{
td = new TrialData1D();
if (!td.ReadFromXml(reader))
{
throw new XmlException("Failed to read the TrialData1D.");
}
if (i == 1)
{
TrialData1D sa = TrialData1D.CreateStartArea((TrialData1D)td);
_trials.Add(sa); // add special start-area trial
}
}
// now add the trial just read in
_trials.Add(td);
}
reader.Read(); // </Condition>
if (reader.Name != "Condition" || reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement)
{
throw new XmlException("XML format error: Expected the </Condition> tag.");
}
return(true);
}
