Dawn of Light

I use this for "private" coding.

Before: default xml node structure (<node><id></id><description></description></node>)
Now: one xml node with attributes (<node id ="" description ="" />)

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<region id="1" description="Albion" expansion="0" isDivingEnabled="1" isHousingEnabled="0" waterLevel="0" ip="127.0.0.1" port="10400" />

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<zone id="0" description="Camelot Hills" regionId="1" isLava="0" height="8" width="8" xOffset="67" yOffset="59" />

I see. The actual code is handling element similar as properties ?

In this way. You must call a node-attribute(name)-value property -> XElement.Attribute(attributeName).Value.

As example:

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int val = -1;
XDocument doc = XDocument.Load(filePath);

foreach(XElement element in doc.Root.Nodes)
{
if(element.Attribute(attributeName) != null)
val = Convert.ToInt32(element.Attribute(attributeName).Value);
}

It's also possible to use linq querys (select node where id ... etc.).

And here is the source code of the app. I've writen to convert the default files.

Please note that this app is writen in a way where YOU KNOW_what_ you're doing with it - this means, that there is not many exception handling.

Thank you. I don't precisely see if it is really better (in term of readability when parsing XML in example). If it have real benefits, i guess i'll think about let you include in the core

but quickly, i'm not sure i see precisely why it is better, can you tell me what leaded you to write such a converter ?

Thats correct, it isn't really better than the actual XMLConfigFile, it's just for a better readability - the XMLConfigFile is more user friendly.

But it's also easier to include regions and zones in external projects without a dol framework reference or a copy of the XMLConfigFile and ConfigElement classes - all I have to do is creating a new XDocument instance.

but quickly, i'm not sure i see precisely why it is better, can you tell me what leaded you to write such a converter ?

Well, I have my "own" rewrite of DOL - adapted for personal use.