}//end main
public static void SerializeExpandableObject(ExpandableObject obj)
{
var serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(ExpandableObject));
string xmlString;
using (var sw = new StringWriter())
{
using (var writer = new System.Xml.XmlTextWriter(sw))
{
writer.Formatting = Formatting.Indented; // indent the Xml so it's human readable
serializer.WriteObject(writer, obj);
writer.Flush();
xmlString = sw.ToString();
}
}
Console.WriteLine(xmlString);
} //end method
public int Compare(ExpandableObject x, ExpandableObject y)
{
return(((T)x[m_attributeName]).CompareTo((T)y[m_attributeName]));
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
var obj1 = new ExpandableObject();
obj1["num"] = 3;
obj1["name"] = "Cameron Block";
obj1["phone_num"] = "402-734-0281";
obj1["email"] = "*****@*****.**";
var obj2 = new ExpandableObject();
obj2["num"] = 2;
obj2["name"] = "Glenn Beck";
obj2["phone_num"] = "402-555-5555";
var obj3 = new ExpandableObject();
obj3["num"] = 1;
obj3["name"] = "Bill Oriley";
obj3["phone_num"] = "402-555-5555";
var objects = new List <ExpandableObject>(new ExpandableObject[] { obj1, obj2, obj3 });
// sorting:
Console.WriteLine("Sorting:");
Comparer <int> c = new Comparer <int>("num");
objects.Sort(c);
foreach (var obj in objects)
{
Console.WriteLine(obj.ToString() + "\n");
}//end for
// filtering:
Console.WriteLine("Filtering:");
var filtered = from obj in objects
where (int)obj["num"] >= 2
select obj;
foreach (var obj in filtered)
{
Console.WriteLine(obj.ToString() + "\n");
}
Console.WriteLine("XML Serializing to file: ");
string path = @"..\NSA_DB.xml";
XmlSerializer x = new XmlSerializer(obj1.GetType());
StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(path);
x.Serialize(writer, obj1);
writer.Close();
//make sure the serialization works
obj1 = null;
Console.WriteLine();
//the following code not working right, error in serialization file.
x = new XmlSerializer(typeof(ExpandableObject));
StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(path);
obj1 = (ExpandableObject)x.Deserialize(reader);
Console.WriteLine("Deserialized output: \n");
Console.WriteLine(obj1.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();
}//end main