private void XmlSerialization(string filename, GUIControlProperties obj)
{
//Create a file stream object
FileStream serializeStream = File.Create(filename);
//Start Serialization
XmlSerializer xmlFmt = new XmlSerializer(obj.GetType());
xmlFmt.Serialize(serializeStream, obj);
serializeStream.Close();
}
private void SoapSerialization(string filename, GUIControlProperties obj)
{
//Create a file stream object
FileStream serializeStream = File.Create(filename);
//Start Serialization
SoapFormatter soapFmt = new SoapFormatter();
soapFmt.Serialize(serializeStream, obj);
serializeStream.Close();
}
private void BinarySerialization(string filename, GUIControlProperties obj)
{
//Create a file stream object
FileStream serializeStream = File.Create(filename);
//Start Serialization
BinaryFormatter binFmt = new BinaryFormatter();
binFmt.Serialize(serializeStream, obj);
serializeStream.Close();
}
private GUIControlProperties XmlDeSerialization(string filename)
{
GUIControlProperties GuiCtrlProp = new GUIControlProperties();
//Create a file stream object
FileStream serializeStream = File.OpenRead(filename);
//Start Serialization
XmlSerializer xmlFmt = new XmlSerializer(GuiCtrlProp.GetType());
GuiCtrlProp = (GUIControlProperties)xmlFmt.Deserialize(serializeStream);
serializeStream.Close();
return(GuiCtrlProp);
}
private void btnSerialize_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//initialize a GUIControlProperties object
GUIControlProperties GuiCtrlProp;
GuiCtrlProp = new GUIControlProperties();
GuiCtrlProp.GUIName = txtName.Text;
GuiCtrlProp.GUIText = txtText.Text;
GuiCtrlProp.GUIType = txtType.Text;
//make a filename to serialize the object
string filename = "";
sfdSerialize.Filter = "Serializing Files (*.bin; *.soap; *.xml)|*.bin;*.soap;*.xml|All Files|*.*";
if (sfdSerialize.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
filename = sfdSerialize.FileName;
}
else
{
return;
}
//Start serialization
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(filename);
switch (fi.Extension)
{
case ".bin":
BinarySerialization(filename, GuiCtrlProp);
break;
case ".soap":
SoapSerialization(filename, GuiCtrlProp);
break;
case ".xml":
XmlSerialization(filename, GuiCtrlProp);
break;
}
}
private void btnDeserialize_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
//Get the serilized file name
string filename = "";
ofdDeserialize.Filter = "Serializing Files (*.bin; *.soap; *.xml)|*.bin;*.soap;*.xml|All Files|*.*";
if (ofdDeserialize.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
filename = ofdDeserialize.FileName;
}
else
{
return;
}
//reconstruct the object from a file
GUIControlProperties GuiCtrlProp = null;
FileInfo fi = new FileInfo(filename);
switch (fi.Extension)
{
case ".bin":
GuiCtrlProp = BinaryDeSerialization(filename);
break;
case ".soap":
GuiCtrlProp = SoapDeSerialization(filename);
break;
case ".xml":
GuiCtrlProp = XmlDeSerialization(filename);
break;
}
//populate the text of the GUI controls on the form
txtName.Text = GuiCtrlProp.GUIName;
txtText.Text = GuiCtrlProp.GUIText;
txtType.Text = GuiCtrlProp.GUIType;
}