XmlSerializers created by XmlSerializer.FromType(new[] {typeof(...)})[0]; This prevents throwing an exception => better debugging.

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/PMaxTestParams.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.PMaxTest
 {
 	public class PMaxTestParams : TestParamsBase, IParamsProvider, ITestParams
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(PMaxTestParams) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public float PressureLo;			/// Presure range low limit in [bar]
 		public float PressureHi;			/// Presure range high limit in [bar]
 		public int   DurationPMax;			/// Duration of the test in [s]
@@ -99,14 +102,13 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.PMaxTest
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
 			try
 			{
-				PMaxTestParams tmp = (PMaxTestParams)(new XmlSerializer(typeof(PMaxTestParams)))
-					.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters));
+				PMaxTestParams tmp = Serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters)) as PMaxTestParams;
 
 				testParamsEntity = dbEntity;
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
+				if (tmp != null) tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/TestMethodCfg.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.PMaxTest
 {
 	public class TestMethodCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(TestMethodCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new TestMethodCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		/// <summary> Test parameters </summary>

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/PMaxTest/TestMethodFactory.cs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.PMaxTest
 
 		public IComponentCfg CmpntCfgFromCmpntEntity(Config.Entities.Component component)
 		{
-			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(typeof(TestMethodCfg), component, this);
+			return ComponentCfgBase.CreateFromDbEntity(TestMethodCfg.Serializer, component, this);
 		}
 	}
 }