/// <summary>
/// Parses a property list from a byte array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The property list data as a byte array.</param>
/// <returns>The root object in the property list. This is usually a NSDictionary but can also be a NSArray.</returns>
public static NSObject Parse(byte[] bytes)
{
switch (DetermineType(bytes))
{
case TYPE_BINARY:
return(BinaryPropertyListParser.Parse(bytes));
case TYPE_XML:
return(XmlPropertyListParser.Parse(bytes));
case TYPE_ASCII:
return(ASCIIPropertyListParser.Parse(bytes));
default:
throw new PropertyListFormatException("The given data is not a property list of a supported format.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses a property list from a file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="f">The property list file.</param>
/// <returns>The root object in the property list. This is usually a NSDictionary but can also be a NSArray.</returns>
public static NSObject Parse(FileInfo f)
{
int type;
using (FileStream fis = f.OpenRead()) {
type = DetermineType(fis);
}
switch (type)
{
case TYPE_BINARY:
return(BinaryPropertyListParser.Parse(f));
case TYPE_XML:
return(XmlPropertyListParser.Parse(f));
case TYPE_ASCII:
return(ASCIIPropertyListParser.Parse(f));
default:
throw new PropertyListFormatException("The given file is not a property list of a supported format.");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Parses an ASCII property list from a byte array.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="bytes">The ASCII property list data.</param>
/// <returns>The root object of the property list. This is usually a NSDictionary but can also be a NSArray.</returns>
/// <exception cref="FormatException">When an error occurs during parsing.</exception>
public static NSObject Parse(byte[] bytes)
{
ASCIIPropertyListParser parser = new ASCIIPropertyListParser(bytes);
return(parser.Parse());
}