/// <summary>
/// save the info into file:
/// Note each subform is saved in another file.
/// </summary>
internal static void SerializeToFiles(Dictionary <object, ComponentWrapper> componentWrapperList)
{
Dictionary <String, Dictionary <object, ComponentWrapper> > dictPerFileName = new Dictionary <String, Dictionary <object, ComponentWrapper> >();
CreateDictionaryPerForm(dictPerFileName, componentWrapperList);
// create file for each form or subform
foreach (var filename in dictPerFileName.Keys)
{
RuntimeDesignerSerializer.SerializeToFile(filename, dictPerFileName[filename]);
}
}
/// <summary>
///
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileName"></param>
public static bool ControlsPersistencyClearPropertiesAndSaveVisiblePropertyOnly(String fileName)
{
bool success = true;
if (File.Exists(fileName))
{
List <ControlItem> orgControlItems = RuntimeDesignerSerializer.DeSerializeFromFile(fileName);
List <ControlItem> newControlItems = new List <ControlItem>();
//for each control item save the Visible property and add it to the newProperties
foreach (ControlItem controlItem in orgControlItems)
{
List <PropertyItem> newProperties = new List <PropertyItem>();
foreach (PropertyItem propertyItem in controlItem.Properties)
{
if (propertyItem.Key.Equals(Constants.WinPropVisible))
{
newProperties.Add(propertyItem);
}
}
//only if there is property visible we need to add it to the newControlItems
if (newProperties.Count > 0)
{
controlItem.Properties = newProperties;
newControlItems.Add(controlItem);
}
}
// serialize newControlItems to file
success = RuntimeDesignerSerializer.SerializeToFile(fileName, newControlItems);
}
return(success);
}