/*/ <summary>
* /// This property is inherited from an abstract property
* /// but does not make sense for this class - we therefore throw an error here.
* /// </summary>
* public override string TypeKey
* {
* get
* {
* throw new NotImplementedException();
* }
* }
*/
#endregion properties
#region methods
/// <summary>
/// Persist an Xml document and its content into an XML formated string.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="root"></param>
/// <param name="docRoot"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string Write(PageViewModelBase root,
IEnumerable <ShapeViewModelBase> docRoot)
{
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
settings.IndentChars = " "; // 2 spaces as indentation
settings.NewLineOnAttributes = true;
try
{
using (var sw = new StringWriter())
{
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(sw, settings))
{
root.SaveDocument(writer, docRoot);
}
return(sw.ToString());
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw new Exception("An exception occured when writing XML.", e);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Persist an Xml document and its content into
/// an XML formated text file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="root"></param>
/// <param name="docRoot"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static bool Write(string filePathName,
PageViewModelBase root,
IEnumerable <ShapeViewModelBase> docRoot)
{
XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();
settings.Indent = true;
settings.IndentChars = " "; // 2 spaces as indentation
settings.NewLineOnAttributes = true;
try
{
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(filePathName, settings))
{
root.SaveDocument(writer, docRoot);
}
return(true);
}
catch (Exception e)
{
throw new Exception("An error occured when writing XML.", e);
}
}