public static void WritePhotoMetadataToXml(PhotoMetadata photoMetadata, string fileName)
{
int retryCount = 3;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(fileName))
{
throw new Exception("FileName is not valid");
}
Exception serializerException = null;
bool serializerSucceeded = false;
for (int i = 0; i < retryCount; i++)
{
// Try saving the file
try
{
using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream(fileName, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write, FileShare.None))
{
using (StreamWriter writer = new StreamWriter(fileStream))
{
// Create the seraliser
XmlSerializer xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(PhotoMetadata));
// Write the file
xmlSerializer.Serialize(writer, photoMetadata, PhotoMetadataTools.XmlSerializerNamespaces);
}
// Try and force the file lock to be released
fileStream.Close();
fileStream.Dispose();
}
serializerSucceeded = true;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
serializerException = e;
serializerSucceeded = false;
}
if (serializerSucceeded)
{
break;
}
else
{
// Sleep before trying again
Thread.Sleep(PhotoMetadataTools.serializationSleepTime);
}
}
if (serializerSucceeded == false)
{
throw new Exception("Unable to save the file: " + fileName, serializerException);
}
}
public static void WriteBitmapMetadata(BitmapMetadata bitmapMetadata, PhotoMetadata photoMetadata)
{
FileMetadata fileMetadata = new FileMetadata(bitmapMetadata);
// List of changes, used for debugging
List <CompareResult> compareResults = new List <CompareResult>();
// Use Reflection to Copy all values from photoMetadata to FileMetadata
PhotoMetadataTools.UseReflection(photoMetadata, fileMetadata, true, ref compareResults);
}
public static PhotoMetadata ReadBitmapMetadata(BitmapMetadata bitmapMetadata, BitmapDecoder bitmapDecoder)
{
PhotoMetadata photoMetadata = new PhotoMetadata();
// Load Metadata Reader
FileMetadata fileMetadata = new FileMetadata(bitmapMetadata);
// List of changes, used for debugging
List <CompareResult> compareResults = new List <CompareResult>();
PhotoMetadataTools.UseReflection(fileMetadata, photoMetadata, true, ref compareResults);
// Use Reflection to Copy all values from fileMetadata to photoMetadata
return(photoMetadata);
}