public PetWithImage(PetAccount petAccount)
{
PetAccount = petAccount;
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// creating a var to hold the location of our test files
//
string myFileLoc = @"C:\Users\thede\source\repos\GHNotesOnCSharp-001\GHNotesOnCSharp-001\";
// reads a file, places each line as an array element
//
// Before I forget, do make a json file called: myTempFile.json
/* Now, place these three lines into it:
*
* {"Account":"myKitchen","Character":"stove","Password":"******"}
* {"Account":"myCat","Character":"kittens","Password":"******"}
* {"Account":"myFrog","Character":"poliwogs","Password":"******"}
*/
List <string> lines = File.ReadAllLines(myFileLoc + "myTempFile.json").ToList();
// output the number of elements in the lines array
//
Console.WriteLine("To grab the number of elements in the array that was created by the List object...");
Console.WriteLine(lines.Capacity + "\n");
// output one of the array elements
//
Console.WriteLine("Outputting one element of the array that was created...");
Console.WriteLine(lines[0]);
Console.ReadLine(); // a placeholder call for waiting for the user to hit enter before continuing
// foreach loop: loops through an array & temporarily places an element value into line
//
Console.WriteLine("A foreach loop to output all of the elements of the array...");
foreach (string line in lines)
{
Console.WriteLine(line);
}
Console.ReadLine();
// for loop which outputs all of the elements of the array
//
Console.WriteLine("A for loop which outputs all of the elements of the array that had been created...");
for (int i = 0; i < lines.Capacity; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine(lines[i]);
}
Console.ReadLine();
// ** Works up to here! **
Console.WriteLine("/n/n** THE CODE WORKS THIS FAR! **");
Console.ReadLine();
Console.Clear(); // clears the Console screen
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Arithmetic operators:
// + - * / % ++ --
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Assignment operators:
// = += -= /= %= &= |= ^= >>= <<=
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Comparison operators:
// == != > < >= <=
// --------------------------------------------------------
// Logical operators:
// && || !
// Serializing the json file's values into a C# class object
// We'll need to add Newtonsoft.Json to the list of using namespaces for the next example
// In the properties window: rightClick the namespace, in this case it is: GHNotesOnCSharp-001
// Manage NuGet Packages > Browse > install Newtonsoft.Json
//
// Now, we'll need to make a class for holding our getters & setters
// In the properties window: rightClick the namespace, in this case it is: GHNotesOnCSharp-001
// Add > Class > name it: PetAccount
// Place these getters & setters into the body of the new class:
/*
* class PetAccount
* {
* // serialized object from a json file:
* public string Account { get; set; }
* public string Character { get; set; }
* public string Password { get; set; }
* }
*/
/* Notes on the class objects:
* It is important to use the appropriate data type for the obj variables.
* If not, the serializing and deserializing of a Json or of an object will not match the original
*/
// Necessary variable
int profileMenu = 1; // for selecting which object of the element of the array to output from the simpleTestFile.json file
// Let's deserialize:
// **Note**: the following will work for a single line of a json file
//
//List<string> linesB = File.ReadAllLines(myFileLoc + "myTempFile.json").ToList();
string jsonTemp = lines[profileMenu];
PetAccount petAccounts = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <PetAccount>(jsonTemp);
Console.WriteLine("Outputting one of the object values from our petAccounts object...");
Console.WriteLine($"Account: {petAccounts.Account}");
Console.ReadLine();
// Let's serialize.
// First, we'll change the values of one of the ojects:
Console.WriteLine("Changing some of the object values from our petAccounts object...");
petAccounts.Account = "myGoat";
petAccounts.Character = "kids";
petAccounts.Password = "******";
// Since we changed an object's values, we now need to serialize the object
string petAccountsTemp = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(petAccounts, Formatting.None);
Console.WriteLine(petAccountsTemp);
Console.ReadLine();
lines[profileMenu] = petAccountsTemp;
Console.WriteLine("A foreach loop to output each of the elements of the altered array...");
foreach (string line in lines)
{
Console.WriteLine(line);
}
Console.ReadLine();
// Now, and to save the newly altered and serialzed json lines we need to merge them...
//
string LinesTemp = lines[0]; // this initiates the temp var for the numerous json lines
for (int i = 1; i < lines.Capacity; i++)
{
LinesTemp += ("\n" + lines[i]);
}
Console.WriteLine("Now, we'll see the json lines all stacked one on top of the other...");
Console.WriteLine(LinesTemp);
Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine("Now, it will save a new json file called myTempFile2.json");
File.WriteAllText(myFileLoc + "myTempFile2.json", LinesTemp);
Console.ReadLine();
// Working with ini files using ini-parser
//
// using an example ini:
/* myTestIni.ini:
* [settings]
* UserProfileEnabled=true
* ExitOnCompletion=true
*
*/
var parser = new FileIniDataParser();
IniData data = parser.ReadFile("myTestIni.ini");
// string UserProfileEnabled = data["settings"]["UserProfileEnabled"];
// UseProfileScript contains "true"
// bool UseProfileEnbld = bool.Parse(UserProfileEnabled);
data["settings"]["UserProfileEnabled"] = "false";
parser.WriteFile("myTestIni.ini", data);
