public List <T> ReadFileToList(ApplicationXmlFiles.FileType fileType)
{
string filepath = ApplicationXmlFiles.GetFilePath(fileType);
if (!Directory.Exists(ApplicationXmlFiles.UserFileDirectory))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(ApplicationXmlFiles.UserFileDirectory);
}
if (File.Exists(filepath))
{
List <T> readTo = new List <T>();
using (var reader = new StreamReader(filepath))
{
try
{
XmlSerializer deserializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List <T>));
readTo = (List <T>)deserializer.Deserialize(reader);
return(readTo);
}
catch
{
MessageBox.Show($"There was an error reading {filepath}. The file will be overwritten with a new file.", "Error reading file", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
return(new List <T>());
}
}
}
else
{
return(new List <T>());
}
}
public void WriteListToFile(ApplicationXmlFiles.FileType fileType, List <T> ListToWrite)
{
string filepath = ApplicationXmlFiles.GetFilePath(fileType);
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List <T>));
CharacterList clist = CharacterList.Instance;
using (var writer = new StreamWriter(filepath))
{
using (XmlWriter xmlWriter = XmlWriter.Create(writer))
{
serializer.Serialize(xmlWriter, ListToWrite);
}
writer.Close();
}
}
