/// <summary>
/// Creates the configuration object from the configuration section.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parent">The parent object.</param>
/// <param name="configContext">The configuration context object.</param>
/// <param name="section">The section as XML node.</param>
/// <returns>The created section handler object.</returns>
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, System.Xml.XmlNode section)
{
if (section == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("section");
}
XmlNode element = section.FirstChild;
while (element != null && !typeof(XmlElement).IsInstanceOfType(element))
{
element = element.NextSibling;
}
XmlNodeReader reader = new XmlNodeReader(element);
try
{
DataContractSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(ConfigurationLocation));
ConfigurationLocation configuration = serializer.ReadObject(reader) as ConfigurationLocation;
return(configuration);
}
finally
{
reader.Close();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates the configuration object from the configuration section.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parent">The parent object.</param>
/// <param name="configContext">The configuration context object.</param>
/// <param name="section">The section as XML node.</param>
/// <returns>The created section handler object.</returns>
public object Create(object parent, object configContext, System.Xml.XmlNode section)
{
if (section == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(section));
}
XmlNode element = section.FirstChild;
while (element != null && typeof(XmlElement) != element.GetType())
{
element = element.NextSibling;
}
XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(element.OuterXml));
try
{
DataContractSerializer serializer = new DataContractSerializer(typeof(ConfigurationLocation));
ConfigurationLocation configuration = serializer.ReadObject(reader) as ConfigurationLocation;
return(configuration);
}
finally
{
reader.Dispose();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Reads the file path from the application configuration file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sectionName">Name of configuration section for the current application's default configuration containing <see cref="ConfigurationLocation"/>.
/// </param>
/// <returns>File path from the application configuration file.</returns>
public static string GetFilePathFromAppConfig(string sectionName)
{
string filePath = null;
#if !SILVERLIGHT
ConfigurationLocation location = ConfigurationManager.GetSection(sectionName) as ConfigurationLocation;
if (location != null)
{
filePath = location.FilePath;
}
if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(filePath))
{
// get the default application name from the executable file.
FileInfo file = new FileInfo(Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()[0]);
// choose a default configuration file.
filePath = Utils.Format(
"{0}\\{1}.Config.xml",
file.DirectoryName,
file.Name.Substring(0, file.Name.Length - 4));
}
// convert to absolute file path (expands environment strings).
string absolutePath = Utils.GetAbsoluteFilePath(filePath, true, false, false);
if (absolutePath != null)
{
return(absolutePath);
}
#endif
// return the invalid file path.
return(filePath);
}
