static void Main(string[] args)
{
//string xmlString = "<products><ID>1</ID><Name>Chai</Name><UnitPrice>18.0000</UnitPrice><Quantity>10 boxes x 20 bags</Quantity><ReorderLevel>10</ReorderLevel><CategoryID>1</CategoryID></products>";
//XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(List<Product>), new XmlRootAttribute("Products"));
//StringReader stringReader = new StringReader(xmlString);
//ProductList = (List<Product>)serializer.Deserialize(stringReader);
using (var db = new Northwind())
{
ProductList = db.Products.ToList();
// ProductList.ForEach(o => Console.WriteLine(o.ProductName));
product = ProductList.FirstOrDefault();
product2 = ProductList.Skip(1).FirstOrDefault();
var xmlProduct =
new XElement("products",
new XElement("ID", product.ProductID),
new XElement("Name", product.ProductName),
new XElement("UnitPrice", product.UnitPrice),
new XElement("Quantity", product.QuantityPerUnit),
new XElement("ReorderLevel", product.ReorderLevel),
new XElement("CategoryID", product.CategoryID)
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlProduct);
// xmlProduct.Save("ProductsList.xml");
// loop
var xmlProduct2 = new XElement("products",
from pl in ProductList
select new XElement("products",
new XElement("ID", pl.ProductID),
new XElement("Name", pl.ProductName),
new XElement("UnitPrice", pl.UnitPrice),
new XElement("Quantity", pl.QuantityPerUnit),
new XElement("ReorderLevel", pl.ReorderLevel),
new XElement("CategoryID", pl.CategoryID)
));
Console.WriteLine(xmlProduct2);
//write new file to cml then de-serialize it back
//write new file
productSimpleList = db.Products.ToList();
var xmlProductsOutput = new XElement(
"Products",
from p in productSimpleList
select new XElement("Product",
new XElement("ProductID", p.ProductID),
new XElement("ProductName", p.ProductName),
new XElement("CategoryID", p.CategoryID)
));
// xmlProductsOutput.Save("xmlProductsOutput3.xml");
// lets deserialise now!
Console.WriteLine("\n\nPrinting out list of Deserialized Products\n\n");
var productsDeserialized = new Products();
using (var reader = new StreamReader("xmlProductsOutput3.xml")) //reading the file
{
var serialiser = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Products));
productsDeserialized = (Products)serialiser.Deserialize(reader);
}
//at this point products Deserialized shuld hold our Product List
productsDeserialized.ProductList.ForEach(p =>
{
Console.WriteLine($"{p.ProductID,-10} {p.ProductName,-45} {p.CategoryID}");
});
}
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (var db = new Northwind())
{
products = db.Products.ToList();
products.ForEach(p => Console.WriteLine(p.ProductName));
// just get first product
product = products.FirstOrDefault();
product2 = products.Skip(1).FirstOrDefault();
Console.WriteLine("\n\nFirst Product\n");
var xmlProduct = new XElement("Product",
new XElement("ProductID", product.ProductID),
new XElement("ProductName", product.ProductName),
new XElement("UnitPrice", product.Cost),
new XElement("CategoryID", product.CategoryID)
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlProduct);
// save to file
xmlProduct.Save("xmlOneProduct.xml");
var xmlProductSave = new XDocument(XElement.Parse(xmlProduct.ToString()));
var xmlProductSave2 = new XDocument(xmlProduct);
xmlProductSave.Save("xmlOneProductv2.xml");
Console.WriteLine("\n\nNow listing all products");
Console.WriteLine("============================\n");
var xmlProducts = new XElement("Products",
from p in products
select new XElement("Product",
new XElement("ProductID", p.ProductID),
new XElement("ProductName", p.ProductName),
new XElement("UnitPrice", p.Cost),
new XElement("CategoryID", p.CategoryID))
);
Console.WriteLine(xmlProducts);
//Console.WriteLine("\n\nNow listing all products");
//Console.WriteLine("============================\n");
//var xmlProductsWithCategory = new XElement("Products",
// from p in products
// select new XElement("Product",
// new XElement("ProductID", p.ProductID),
// new XElement("ProductName", p.ProductName),
// new XElement("UnitPrice", p.Cost),
// new XElement("Category",p.Category.CategoryName)
// )
// );
//Console.WriteLine(xmlProductsWithCategory);
//xmlProductsWithCategory.Save("Products.xml");
// write new file to xml then de-serialize it back
// write new file
products = db.Products.ToList();
var xmlProductsOutput = new XElement(
"Products",
from product in products
select new XElement(
"Product",
new XElement("ProductID", product.ProductID),
new XElement("ProductName", product.ProductName),
new XElement("CategoryID", product.CategoryID)
)
);
xmlProductsOutput.Save("xmlProductsOutput.xml");
Console.WriteLine("\n\nNow Print Out List Of Deserialized Products\n");
var productsDeserialized = new Products();
using (var reader = new StreamReader("xmlProductsOutput.xml"))
{
XmlSerializer serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Products));
productsDeserialized = (Products)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
}
// at this point productsDeserialized should hold our Product List
productsDeserialized.ProductList.ForEach(p => {
Console.WriteLine($"{p.ProductID,-10}{p.ProductName,-25},{p.CategoryID}");
});
}
}