XML Data Files, XML Serialization, and .NET

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace CardfileSerializationDemo
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for Props.
	/// </summary>
	public class frmProps : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private PropType _props = null;

		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox tbName;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox tbAuthor;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox tbComments;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button cmdOK;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button cmdCancel;
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		public frmProps()
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if(components != null)
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.tbName = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.tbAuthor = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.tbComments = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.cmdOK = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.cmdCancel = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// label1
			// 
			this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
			this.label1.Name = "label1";
			this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 24);
			this.label1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.label1.Text = "Card deck &name:";
			this.label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
			// 
			// tbName
			// 
			this.tbName.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
			this.tbName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 8);
			this.tbName.Name = "tbName";
			this.tbName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 20);
			this.tbName.TabIndex = 1;
			this.tbName.Text = "";
			// 
			// label2
			// 
			this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 40);
			this.label2.Name = "label2";
			this.label2.TabIndex = 2;
			this.label2.Text = "&Author:";
			this.label2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
			// 
			// tbAuthor
			// 
			this.tbAuthor.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
			this.tbAuthor.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(112, 40);
			this.tbAuthor.Name = "tbAuthor";
			this.tbAuthor.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 20);
			this.tbAuthor.TabIndex = 3;
			this.tbAuthor.Text = "";
			// 
			// label3
			// 
			this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 72);
			this.label3.Name = "label3";
			this.label3.TabIndex = 4;
			this.label3.Text = "C&omments:";
			this.label3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
			// 
			// tbComments
			// 
			this.tbComments.Anchor = (((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
			this.tbComments.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 96);
			this.tbComments.Multiline = true;
			this.tbComments.Name = "tbComments";
			this.tbComments.ScrollBars = System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBars.Vertical;
			this.tbComments.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(440, 168);
			this.tbComments.TabIndex = 5;
			this.tbComments.Text = "";
			// 
			// cmdOK
			// 
			this.cmdOK.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(376, 272);
			this.cmdOK.Name = "cmdOK";
			this.cmdOK.TabIndex = 6;
			this.cmdOK.Text = "&OK";
			this.cmdOK.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdOK_Click);
			// 
			// cmdCancel
			// 
			this.cmdCancel.DialogResult = System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.Cancel;
			this.cmdCancel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(296, 272);
			this.cmdCancel.Name = "cmdCancel";
			this.cmdCancel.TabIndex = 7;
			this.cmdCancel.Text = "&Cancel";
			this.cmdCancel.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdCancel_Click);
			// 
			// frmProps
			// 
			this.AcceptButton = this.cmdOK;
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.CancelButton = this.cmdCancel;
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(456, 301);
			this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
																		  this.cmdCancel,
																		  this.cmdOK,
																		  this.tbComments,
																		  this.label3,
																		  this.tbAuthor,
																		  this.label2,
																		  this.tbName,
																		  this.label1});
			this.MaximizeBox = false;
			this.MinimizeBox = false;
			this.Name = "frmProps";
			this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
			this.SizeGripStyle = System.Windows.Forms.SizeGripStyle.Hide;
			this.Text = "Properties";
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		public PropType Props
		{
			get
			{
				_props.Name = tbName.Text;
				_props.Author = tbAuthor.Text;
				_props.Comments = tbComments.Text;

				return _props;
			}
			set
			{
				_props = value;
				if ( _props != null )
				{
					tbName.Text = _props.Name;
					tbAuthor.Text = _props.Author;
					tbComments.Text = _props.Comments;
				} // if
				else
				{
					tbName.Text = "";
					tbAuthor.Text = "";
					tbComments.Text = "";
				} // else
			}
		}

		private void cmdOK_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			// Just quit...
			this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;
			this.Close();
		}

		private void cmdCancel_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			// Just quit...
			this.DialogResult = DialogResult.Cancel;
			this.Close();
		}
	}
}