public bool DeSerialize(List <Staff> StaffList)
{
bool flag = false;
Type[] staffTypes = { typeof(TeachingStaff), typeof(AdministrativeStaff), typeof(SupportStaff) };
XmlSerializer deserializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List <Staff>), staffTypes);
try
{
using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(@"C:\Users\Win8.1 Pro 64bit\source\repos\Staff\Staff\XMLFile1.xml"))
{
object outObject = deserializer.Deserialize(reader);
foreach (var staff in (dynamic)outObject)
{
string staffType = staff.StaffType.ToString();
switch (staffType)
{
case "Teaching":
TeachingStaff teachingStaff = new TeachingStaff(staff.Name, staff.EmpCode, staff.StaffType, staff.Subject, staff.ContactNumber, staff.DateOfJoin);
StaffList.Add(teachingStaff);
break;
case "Administrative":
AdministrativeStaff administrativeStaff = new AdministrativeStaff(staff.Name, staff.EmpCode, staff.StaffType, staff.Role, staff.ContactNumber, staff.DateOfJoin);
StaffList.Add(administrativeStaff);
break;
case "Support":
SupportStaff supportStaff = new SupportStaff(staff.Name, staff.EmpCode, staff.StaffType, staff.Department, staff.ContactNumber, staff.DateOfJoin);
StaffList.Add(supportStaff);
break;
}
}
return(flag);
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
return(flag);
}
}
public bool DeSerialize(List <Staff> StaffList)
{
bool flag = false;
try
{
string jsonString = File.ReadAllText(@"C:\Users\Win8.1 Pro 64bit\source\repos\Staff\Staff\Staff.json");
object obj = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject(jsonString);
foreach (var staff in (dynamic)obj)
{
string staffType = staff.StaffType.ToString();
switch (staffType)
{
case "Teaching":
TeachingStaff ts = (TeachingStaff)staff.ToObject(typeof(TeachingStaff));
TeachingStaff teachingStaff = new TeachingStaff(ts.Name, ts.EmpCode, ts.StaffType, ts.Subject, ts.ContactNumber, ts.DateOfJoin);
StaffList.Add(teachingStaff);
break;
case "Administrative":
AdministrativeStaff adminStaff = (AdministrativeStaff)staff.ToObject(typeof(AdministrativeStaff));
AdministrativeStaff administrativeStaff = new AdministrativeStaff(adminStaff.Name, adminStaff.EmpCode, adminStaff.StaffType, adminStaff.Role, adminStaff.ContactNumber, adminStaff.DateOfJoin);
StaffList.Add(administrativeStaff);
break;
case "Support":
SupportStaff ss = (SupportStaff)staff.ToObject(typeof(SupportStaff));
SupportStaff supportStaff = new SupportStaff(ss.Name, ss.EmpCode, ss.StaffType, ss.Department, ss.ContactNumber, ss.DateOfJoin);
StaffList.Add(supportStaff);
break;
}
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
return(flag);
}
return(flag);
}