static void Main()
{
// Create a new coordinate with some values
Coordinate c = new Coordinate();
c.SetDMS(00, 10, 20.8f, true, 30, 40, 50.9f, false);
// Create a new coordinate list with
CoordinateList cl = new CoordinateList();
cl.Add(new Coordinate( 1.0f, 1.0f));
cl.Add(new Coordinate(-2.4f, 1.5f));
cl.Add(new Coordinate(-3.7f, 2.2f));
cl.Add(new Coordinate(-2.0f, -.5f));
// Show formatting capabilities
MessageBox.Show(
string.Format("String Formatting:\r\nD: {0:D}\r\nDM: {0:DM}\r\nDMS: {0:DMS}\r\nISO: {0:ISO}", c),
"Formatting example");
// Serialize coordinates to a string object
System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
System.IO.StringWriter sw = new System.IO.StringWriter(sb);
string part1, part2;
// Single coordinate
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer xs = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(Coordinate));
xs.Serialize(sw, c);
sw.Flush();
part1 = sb.ToString();
// Coordinate list
sb.Length = 0;
System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer xsl = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(CoordinateList));
xsl.Serialize(sw, cl);
sw.Flush();
part2 = sb.ToString();
sw.Close();
// Show serialized data
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Single coordinate:\r\n{0}\r\n\r\nCoordinate list:\r\n{1}", part1, part2),
"Serialization example");
// Deserialize single coordinate from a string object
System.IO.StringReader sr = new System.IO.StringReader(part1);
Coordinate c1 = (Coordinate)xs.Deserialize(sr);
sr.Close();
// Deserialize coordinate list from a string object
sr = new System.IO.StringReader(part2);
CoordinateList cl1 = (CoordinateList)xsl.Deserialize(sr);
sr.Close();
// Show properties of deserialized data
string message = string.Format(
"Single coordinate:\r\n{0}\r\nLatitude: {1}°\r\nLongitude: {2}°\r\n\r\nCoordinate list:\r\n",
c1, c1.Latitude, c1.Longitude);
foreach (Coordinate coord in cl1)
message += coord.ToString() + "\r\n";
MessageBox.Show(message, "Deserialization example");
}