/// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>Constructs a list of IMDIListItems that can be used as the data source of a
/// combo or list box</summary>
/// <param name="listName">Name of the XML file that contains the desired list. It is suggested to
/// use values from IMDI_Schema.ListTypes class. If not found on the local system, we will attempt
/// to download from http://www.mpi.nl/IMDI/Schema.
/// </param>
/// <param name="uppercaseFirstCharacter">Make first character of each item uppercase</param>
/// <param name="localize">Delegate to use for getting localized versions of the Text and
/// Definition of list items. The parameters are: 1) the list name; 2) list item value;
/// 3) "Definition" or "Text"; 4) default (English) value.</param>
/// <param name="removeUnknown">Specify which values of "unknown" to remove</param>
public static IMDIItemList GetList(string listName, bool uppercaseFirstCharacter,
Func<string, string, string, string, string> localize, RemoveUnknown removeUnknown)
{
listName = ListNameWithXmlExtension(listName);
var listKey = listName + removeUnknown;
IMDIItemList list;
if (!_loadedLists.TryGetValue(listKey, out list))
{
list = new IMDIItemList(listName, uppercaseFirstCharacter, removeUnknown);
_loadedLists.Add(listKey, list);
}
list.Localize(localize);
return list;
}
/// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>>Returns a list of IMDIListItems that can also be used as the data source of a combo or list box</summary>
/// <param name="listName"></param>
/// <param name="uppercaseFirstCharacter"></param>
/// <param name="removeUnknown"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IMDIItemList GetClosedList(string listName, bool uppercaseFirstCharacter, RemoveUnknown removeUnknown)
{
var list = GetList(listName, uppercaseFirstCharacter, null, removeUnknown);
// make sure this is a closed list
list.Closed = true;
return(list);
}
/// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>Constructs a list of IMDIListItems that can be used as the data source of a
/// combo or list box</summary>
/// <param name="listName">Name of the XML file that contains the desired list. It is suggested to
/// use values from IMDI_Schema.ListTypes class. If not found on the local system, we will attempt
/// to download from http://www.mpi.nl/IMDI/Schema.
/// </param>
/// <param name="uppercaseFirstCharacter">Make first character of each item uppercase</param>
/// <param name="localize">Delegate to use for getting localized versions of the Text and
/// Definition of list items. The parameters are: 1) the list name; 2) list item value;
/// 3) "Definition" or "Text"; 4) default (English) value.</param>
/// <param name="removeUnknown">Specify which values of "unknown" to remove</param>
public static IMDIItemList GetList(string listName, bool uppercaseFirstCharacter,
Func <string, string, string, string, string> localize, RemoveUnknown removeUnknown)
{
listName = ListNameWithXmlExtension(listName);
var listKey = listName + removeUnknown;
IMDIItemList list;
if (!_loadedLists.TryGetValue(listKey, out list))
{
list = new IMDIItemList(listName, uppercaseFirstCharacter, removeUnknown);
_loadedLists.Add(listKey, list);
}
list.Localize(localize);
return(list);
}
/// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/// <summary>>Returns a list of IMDIListItems that can also be used as the data source of a combo or list box</summary>
/// <param name="listName"></param>
/// <param name="uppercaseFirstCharacter"></param>
/// <param name="removeUnknown"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static IMDIItemList GetClosedList(string listName, bool uppercaseFirstCharacter, RemoveUnknown removeUnknown)
{
var list = GetList(listName, uppercaseFirstCharacter, null, removeUnknown);
// make sure this is a closed list
list.Closed = true;
return list;
}