StudentFileAdapter

This reads a text file to fill a list of Student data.

• Record Structure:
  a. Student Id : Integer
  b. Name : String
  c. Gender : GenderType

public class StudentFileAdapter
{
    #region Read from a file
    public static List<Student> LoadList(string filePath, FileFormat format)
    {
        List<Student> data;
        if (format == FileFormat.CSV)
            data = LoadList(new CSVFileIO(filePath));
        else
            data = LoadList(new XMLFileIO<Student>(filePath));
        return data;
    }

    private static List<Student> LoadList(CSVFileIO reader)
    {
        List<Student> data = new List<Student>();
        List<string> lines = reader.ReadAllLines();
        foreach (string individualLine in lines)
        {
            // code specifics here..
            string[] fields = individualLine.Split(',');
            int id = System.Convert.ToInt32(fields[0]);
            string name = fields[1];
            GenderType gender = (GenderType)System.Enum.Parse(typeof(GenderType), fields[2]);
            data.Add(new Student(name, gender, id));
        }
        return data;
    }

    private static List<Student> LoadList(XMLFileIO<Student> reader)
    {
        return reader.LoadAll();
    }
    #endregion

    #region Write to a file
    public static void SaveList(List<Student> data, string fileName, FileFormat format, bool append)
    {
        if (format == FileFormat.CSV)
            SaveList(new CSVFileIO(fileName), data, append);
        else
            SaveList(new XMLFileIO<Student>(fileName), data, append);
    }

    private static void SaveList(CSVFileIO writer, List<Student> data, bool append)
    {
        List<string> lines = new List<string>();
        foreach (Student item in data)
        {
            lines.Add(item.StudentId.ToString() + "," + item.Name + "," + item.Gender.ToString());
        }
        writer.WriteAllLines(lines, append);
    }

    private static void SaveList(XMLFileIO<Student> writer, List<Student> data, bool append)
    {
        writer.SaveAll(data, append);
    }
    #endregion
}