Reads an object instance from an XML file. Object type must have a parameterless constructor. - CSharp System.Xml

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Description

Reads an object instance from an XML file. Object type must have a parameterless constructor.

Demo Code


using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Text;
using System.Linq;
using System.IO;//  www  .  ja  v a 2s  . com
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System;

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Reads an object instance from an XML file.
        /// <para>Object type must have a parameterless constructor.</para>
        /// </summary>
        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of object to read from the file.</typeparam>
        /// <param name="filePath">The file path to read the object instance from.</param>
        /// <returns>Returns a new instance of the object read from the XML file.</returns>
        public static T ReadFromXmlFile<T>(string filePath) where T : new()
        {
            FileWriter.IsFileLocked(filePath);
            TextReader reader = null;
            try
            {
                var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(T));
                reader = new StreamReader(filePath);
                return (T)serializer.Deserialize(reader);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (reader != null)
                    reader.Close();
            }
        }
}

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