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

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/TestMethodCfg.cs

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication
 {
 	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(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/TestMethodFactory.cs

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

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlCommunicationParams.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication
 {
 	public class iPerlCommunicationParams : TestParamsBase, IParamsProvider, ITestParams
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(iPerlCommunicationParams) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public string Activity;				/// Communication activity
 		public bool SimultWithPrevious;
 		public bool SimultWithNext;
@@ -96,14 +99,13 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
 			try
 			{
-				iPerlCommunicationParams tmp = (iPerlCommunicationParams)(new XmlSerializer(typeof(iPerlCommunicationParams)))
-					.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters));
+				iPerlCommunicationParams tmp = Serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters)) as iPerlCommunicationParams;
 
 				testParamsEntity = dbEntity;
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				test = dbEntity.Test;
 
-				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
+				if (tmp != null) tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlHead/Factory.cs

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

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlHead/IperlHeadCfg.cs

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication.iPerlHead
 {
 	public class IperlHeadCfg : ComponentCfgBase, Generic.IComponentCfg
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(IperlHeadCfg) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public IComponentCfgCtrl GetControl() { return new IperlHeadCfgCtrl(); }
 
 		///

TestBenchFramework/BenchControl/TestMethods/iPerlCommunication/iPerlHead/ProcParams.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication.iPerlHead
 {
 	public class ProcParams : ProcedureParamsBase, IParamsProvider, IProcedureParams
 	{
+		public static XmlSerializer Serializer = XmlSerializer.FromTypes(new[] { typeof(ProcParams) })[0];
+		protected override XmlSerializer GetSerializer() { return Serializer; }
+
 		public MeterType MeterType;
 		public int FactorLimitLo;							/// Lower limit for the calibration factor
 		public int FactorLimitHi;							/// Upper limit for the calibration factor
@@ -135,14 +138,13 @@ namespace TBF.BenchControl.TestMethods.iPerlCommunication.iPerlHead
 			if (dbEntity == null) return;
 			try
 			{
-				ProcParams tmp = (ProcParams)(new XmlSerializer(typeof(ProcParams)))
-					.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters));
+				ProcParams tmp = Serializer.Deserialize(new StringReader(dbEntity.Parameters)) as ProcParams;
 
 				procedureParamsEntity = dbEntity;
 				componentName = dbEntity.CmpntName;
 				procedure = dbEntity.Procedure;
 
-				tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
+				if (tmp != null) tmp.CopyContentTo(this);
 			}
 			catch
 			{