private void SerializeEmpProfile(EmployeeProfile empProfile)
{
string existingJsonString;
EmployeeProfiles empProfiles = new EmployeeProfiles();
empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles = new List <EmployeeProfile>();
if (!File.Exists(serializedFileName))
{
FileStream fs = File.Create(serializedFileName);
fs.Close();
}
else
{
existingJsonString = File.ReadAllText(serializedFileName);
if (!existingJsonString.Equals(""))
{
empProfiles = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <EmployeeProfiles>(existingJsonString);
}
}
if (empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles == null)
{
empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles = new List <EmployeeProfile>();
}
empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles.Add(empProfile);
string jsonString = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(empProfiles, Formatting.Indented);
File.WriteAllText(serializedFileName, jsonString);
}
private void FillFormWithLatestChanged()
{
string existingJsonString;
empProfiles = new EmployeeProfiles();
empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles = new List <EmployeeProfile>();
if (!File.Exists(serializedFileName))
{
FileStream fs = File.Create(serializedFileName);
fs.Close();
}
else
{
existingJsonString = File.ReadAllText(serializedFileName);
if (!existingJsonString.Equals(""))
{
empProfiles = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <EmployeeProfiles>(existingJsonString);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("Error! Database file does not contain anything.");
}
}
// Check if data source has no items
if (empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles.Count == 0)
{
ClearForm();
}
// Populate the Combo Box
cbAlias.DataSource = empProfiles.listOfEmployeeProfiles;
cbAlias.DisplayMember = "Alias";
}
