// load settings from specified location using default name
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings, LocationType locationType)
{
return(Load(defaultSettings, locationType, defaultSettings.DefaultName()));
}
// load settings from default file
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings)
{
return(Load(defaultSettings, LocationType.Application));
}
// Load settings from specified location using specified path and default filename
public static SettingsBase LoadFromPath(SettingsBase defaultSettings, string path)
{
string fileName = Path.Combine(path, defaultSettings.DefaultName());
return(Load(defaultSettings, fileName));
}
// Load settings from specified location using specified name
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings, LocationType locationType, string name)
{
string fileName = Path.Combine(DefaultLocation(locationType), name);
return(Load(defaultSettings, fileName));
}
// load settings from default file
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings)
{
return Load(defaultSettings, LocationType.User);
}
// load settings from specified location using default name
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings, LocationType locationType)
{
return Load(defaultSettings, locationType, defaultSettings.DefaultName());
}
// Load settings from specified location using specified name
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings, LocationType locationType, string name)
{
string fileName = Path.Combine(DefaultLocation(locationType), name);
return Load(defaultSettings, fileName);
}
// Load settings from specified location using specified path and default filename
public static SettingsBase LoadFromPath(SettingsBase defaultSettings, string path)
{
string fileName = Path.Combine(path, defaultSettings.DefaultName());
return Load(defaultSettings, fileName);
}
// load settings from a given file (full path and name)
public static SettingsBase Load(SettingsBase defaultSettings, string fileName)
{
// remember where we loaded from for a later save
defaultSettings.m_fileName = fileName;
// return the default instance if the file does not exist
if(!File.Exists(fileName))
{
return defaultSettings;
}
// start out with the default instance
SettingsBase settings = defaultSettings;
try
{
XmlSerializer ser = new XmlSerializer(defaultSettings.GetType());
using(TextReader tr = new StreamReader(fileName))
{
settings = (SettingsBase)ser.Deserialize(tr);
settings.m_fileName = fileName; // remember where we loaded from for a later save
}
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
throw new System.Exception(String.Format("Loading settings from file '{1}' to {0} failed",
defaultSettings.GetType().ToString(), fileName), ex);
}
return settings;
}