/// <summary> /// Constrain certain values read in from the config file that will either cause issue or just make no sense. /// </summary> /// <param name="tmpConfig"> An instance of an initialized Configuration object (*byref*)</param> public static void ValidateConfig(ref Configuration tmpConfig) { //put some stuff here to validate and change actual values of the config object //if you think they are out of bounds, like if you have a display //refresh rate and you want to set limits around it. if (tmpConfig.GuiOpacity > 1.0f | tmpConfig.GuiOpacity < 0.10f) tmpConfig.GuiOpacity = 1.0f; if (tmpConfig.AutoRefreshSeconds > 60.0f | tmpConfig.AutoRefreshSeconds < 1.0f) tmpConfig.AutoRefreshSeconds = 3.0f; }
//Save the given instance of your config data to disk as XML public static void Serialize(string filename, Configuration config) { var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Configuration)); try { using (var writer = new StreamWriter(filename)) { serializer.Serialize(writer, config); } } catch (System.IO.IOException ex1) { Logger.dbgLog("Filesystem or IO Error: \r\n", ex1, true); } catch (Exception ex1) { Logger.dbgLog(ex1.Message.ToString() + "\r\n", ex1, true); } }