// ====================================================================================================
/// <summary>
/// Serializes the XML class of type T to store the data into an xml file.
/// </summary>
public static void Serialize <T>(T C_Data, string fileName)
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
System.IO.StreamWriter streamWriter = System.IO.File.CreateText(FilePaths.GetResourcePath() + fileName);
// C_Data is type of T
serializer.Serialize(streamWriter, C_Data);
streamWriter.Close();
streamWriter.Dispose();
}
// ====================================================================================================
/// <summary>
/// Deserializes the XML class of type T if an xml file exists.
/// Or creates a new() copy of the class, saves and load that if file does not exist
/// </summary>
public static T Deserialize <T>(string fileName) where T : class, new()
{
T C_Data = new T();
System.IO.FileStream fileStream;
XmlReader reader;
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
// Check if file exists before opening a stream reader on it
if (!System.IO.File.Exists(FilePaths.GetResourcePath() + fileName))
{
fileStream = System.IO.File.Create(FilePaths.GetResourcePath() + fileName);
fileStream.Close();
fileStream.Dispose();
Serialize <T>(C_Data, fileName);
}
else
{
// Open the data file and read it so as to fill the C_Data structure
fileStream = new System.IO.FileStream(FilePaths.GetResourcePath() + fileName, System.IO.FileMode.Open);
reader = new XmlTextReader(fileStream);
try
{
if (serializer.CanDeserialize(reader))
{
C_Data = serializer.Deserialize(reader) as T;
}
}
finally
{
// Don't forget to close the readers and streams !
reader.Close();
fileStream.Close();
fileStream.Dispose();
}
}
return(C_Data);
}
// Use this for initialization
private static void InitPathLength()
{
_i_pathLength = FilePaths.GetResourcePath().Length;
_isInit = true;
}
