XElement SerializeProperty(PropertyDescriptor property)
{
var document = new XDocument();
var serializer = PropertySerializer.GetXmlSerializer(property.Name, property.PropertyType);
using (var writer = document.CreateWriter())
{
serializer.Serialize(writer, property.GetValue(this), DefaultSerializerNamespaces);
}
return(document.Root);
}
void DeserializeProperty(XElement element, PropertyDescriptor property)
{
if (property.PropertyType == typeof(XElement))
{
property.SetValue(this, element);
return;
}
var serializer = PropertySerializer.GetXmlSerializer(property.Name, property.PropertyType);
using (var reader = element.CreateReader())
{
var value = serializer.Deserialize(reader);
if (property.IsReadOnly)
{
var collection = (IList)property.GetValue(this);
if (collection == null)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException("Collection reference not set to an instance of an object.");
}
collection.Clear();
var collectionElements = value as IEnumerable;
if (collectionElements != null)
{
foreach (var collectionElement in collectionElements)
{
collection.Add(collectionElement);
}
}
}
else
{
property.SetValue(this, value);
}
}
}