/// <summary>
/// This method reads the user input properties from a configuration file to the Generator class instance..
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List<GeneratorProperty<double>> Read(string path)
{
var final = new List<GeneratorProperty<double>>();
try
{
// Create an XML reader for this file.
using (var reader = XmlReader.Create(path))
{
while (reader.Read())
{
if (reader.Name == "GeneratorProperty")
{
var value = 0.0;
var min = 0.0;
var max = 0.0;
while (reader.Read())
{
if (reader.Name == "Name")
{
reader.Read();
var name = reader.Value;
while (reader.Read())
{
if (reader.Name == "Value")
{
reader.Read();
value = double.Parse(reader.Value);
break;
}
if (reader.Name == "Min")
{
reader.Read();
min = double.Parse(reader.Value);
break;
}
if (reader.Name == "Max")
{
reader.Read();
max = double.Parse(reader.Value);
break;
}
}
var temp = new GeneratorProperty<double>(name, value, min, max);
Debug.WriteLine("Property Name: " + temp.Name + " Value: " + temp.Value + " Min: " +
temp.Min + " Max: " + temp.Max);
final.Add(temp);
break;
}
}
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Error while reading configuration file: " + ex.Message);
}
Debug.WriteLine("Properties read from XML: " + final.Count);
return final;
}
set => SetValue(GeneratorProperty, value);
/// <summary>
/// This method acts as a wrapper to easy assign GeneratorProperty values to a NumericUpDown control
/// </summary>
/// <param name="num"></param>
/// <param name="prop"></param>
private static void SetUserInputControl(NumericUpDown num, GeneratorProperty<double> prop)
{
num.Minimum = (decimal) prop.Min;
num.Maximum = (decimal) prop.Max;
num.Value = (decimal) prop.Value;
}