source: extensions/PiwigoLib/PiwigoWpf/Helper/XMLHelper.cs @ 11911

using System;
using System.Xml;
using System.IO;

namespace Com.Piwigo.Wpf.Helper
{
    public static class XMLHelper<T>
    {
        /// <summary>
        ///  return object from xml retuned by piwigo
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="xmlData"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        internal static T DeserializeObjectFromFile(FileInfo xmlFile)
        {
            T ReturnValue = default(T);
            try
            {
                if (xmlFile.Exists)
                {
                    System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer xsSerializer = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
                    ReturnValue = (T)xsSerializer.Deserialize(xmlFile.OpenRead());
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                throw new ApplicationException (
                            String.Format(
                                "The file {0} can't be deserialized in {1}, the error is {2} .",
                                xmlFile.FullName, typeof(T).Name, ex.Message),
                            ex);
            }

            return ReturnValue;
        }

        internal static void SerializeToXMLFile(T obj, FileInfo xmlFile)
        {
            try
            {
                if (xmlFile.Exists) xmlFile.Delete();
                System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer serializer = new System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
                serializer.Serialize(xmlFile.CreateText(), obj);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                throw new ApplicationException(
                            String.Format(
                                "The value {0} can't be serialized in file {1}, the error is {2} .",
                                obj.ToString(), xmlFile.FullName, ex.Message),
                            ex);
            }
        }
    }
}