/// <summary>
/// Renames the documents using the items and functions registered in <paramref name="renameData"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="renameData">Data that provideds the items to rename, the functions etc.</param>
/// <returns>If the action was successfull, an empty list. If the action was only partially successfull, the returned list contains those objects, for which the rename action failed.</returns>
public static List<object> RenameDocuments(Altaxo.Gui.Common.MultiRename.MultiRenameData renameData)
{
List<object> renameFailedObjects = new List<object>();
// first, give all items a new, random name
for (int i = 0; i < renameData.ObjectsToRenameCount; ++i)
{
object o = renameData.GetObjectToRename(i);
string oldName = GetFullName(o);
string newName = oldName + "_._" + System.Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
SetName(o, newName);
}
// now, try to set the new assigned name
for (int i = 0; i < renameData.ObjectsToRenameCount; ++i)
{
object o = renameData.GetObjectToRename(i);
string newName = renameData.GetNewNameForObject(i);
try
{
SetName(o, newName);
}
catch (Exception)
{
renameFailedObjects.Add(o);
}
}
return renameFailedObjects;
}
