/// <summary>
/// Load settings
/// </summary>
public static void Load()
{
_needSave = false;
FileStream file = FileHelper.LoadGameContentFile(SettingsFilename);
if (file == null)
{
// We need a save, but wait to create the file after quitting.
_needSave = true;
return;
}
// If the file is empty, just create a new file with the default
// settings.
if (file.Length == 0)
{
// Close the file first.
file.Close();
// Check if there is a file in the game directory
// to load the default game settings.
file = FileHelper.LoadGameContentFile(SettingsFilename);
if (file != null)
{
// Load everything into this class.
GameSettings loadedGameSetting = (GameSettings)new XmlSerializer(typeof(GameSettings)).Deserialize(file);
if (loadedGameSetting != null)
_defaultInstance = loadedGameSetting;
// Close the file.
file.Close();
}
// Save the user settings.
_needSave = true;
Save();
}
else
{
// Else load everything into this class with help of the
// XmlSerializer.
GameSettings loadedGameSetting =
(GameSettings)new XmlSerializer(typeof(GameSettings)).Deserialize(file);
if (loadedGameSetting != null)
_defaultInstance = loadedGameSetting;
// Close the file.
file.Close();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create game settings. This constructor helps us to only load the
/// GameSetting once, not again if GameSetting is recreated by
/// the Deserialization process.
/// </summary>
public static void Initialize()
{
_defaultInstance = new GameSettings();
Load();
}