public List <AutoCat> CloneAutoCatList(List <string> autoCats, Filter filter)
{
List <AutoCat> newList = new List <AutoCat>();
if (autoCats == null)
{
return(newList);
}
foreach (string name in autoCats)
{
AutoCat autoCat = GetAutoCat(name);
if (autoCat == null)
{
continue;
}
AutoCat catClone = autoCat.Clone();
if (filter != null)
{
catClone.Filter = filter.Name;
}
newList.Add(catClone);
}
return(newList);
}
// using a list of AutoCat names (strings), return a cloned list of AutoCats replacing the filter with a new one if a new filter is provided.
// This is used to help process AutoCatGroup.
public List<AutoCat> CloneAutoCatList(List<string> acList, Filter filter)
{
List<AutoCat> newList = new List<AutoCat>();
foreach (string s in acList)
{
// find the AutoCat based on name
AutoCat ac = GetAutoCat(s);
if (ac != null)
{
// add a cloned copy of the Autocat and replace the filter if one is provided.
// a cloned copy is used so that the selected property can be assigned without effecting lvAutoCatType on the Main form.
AutoCat clone = ac.Clone();
if (filter != null) clone.Filter = filter.Name;
newList.Add(clone);
}
}
return newList;
}
