public void SaveSettings()
{
try
{
// Create an instance of the Settings class
Settings settings = new Settings();
settings.AllowedShapes = this.allowedShapes;
settings.DrawSpeed = this.drawSpeed;
if (settings.DrawSpeed == Settings.Speed.Custom)
settings.CustomSpeed = this.customSpeed;
else
settings.CustomSpeed = 0;
settings.UseTransparency = this.useTransparency;
// Create an instance of System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(settings.GetType());
// Create an instance of System.IO.TextWriter
// to save the serialized object to disk
TextWriter textWriter = new StreamWriter(this.settingsPath);
// Serialize the settings object
serializer.Serialize(textWriter, settings);
// Close the TextWriter
textWriter.Close();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Error saving serialized settings! {0}", ex.Message), "Dave on C# Screen Saver", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
}
}