public void ReadXml(System.Xml.XmlReader reader)
{
bool wasEmpty = reader.IsEmptyElement;
reader.Read();
if (wasEmpty)
{
return;
}
reader.MoveToContent();
reader.ReadStartElement("Animals");
// you MUST deserialize with 'List<Animal>', if Animals class has no 'List<Animal>' fields but has been derived from 'List<Animal>'.
List <Animal> coll = GenericSerializer.Deserialize <List <Animal> >(reader, _animalTypes);
// And then, You can set 'Animals' to 'List<Animal>'.
_animals.AddRange(coll);
reader.ReadEndElement();
//Read Closing Element
reader.ReadEndElement();
}
private void DoAddAnimalCommand(int count)
{
var animals = Enumerable.Range(0, count).Select(_ => CreateRandomAnimal());
Animals.AddRange(animals);
}
