/// <summary>
/// A static method that provides random data, not really a part of the implementations.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>A SimpleScheduleAppointmentList object holding sample data.</returns>
public static SimpleScheduleAppointmentList InitializeRandomData()
{
//int tc = Environment.TickCount;
//int tc = 26260100;// simple spread
int tc = 28882701; // split the appointment across midnight & 3 items at 8am on 2 days ago
//Console.WriteLine("Random seed: {0}", tc);
Random r = new Random(tc);
Random r1 = new Random(tc);
// set the number of sample items you want in this list.
//int count = r.Next(20) + 4;
int count = 400;//1000;//200;//30;
SimpleScheduleAppointmentList masterList = new SimpleScheduleAppointmentList();
DateTime now = DateTime.Now.Date;
for (int i = 0; i < count; ++i)
{
ScheduleAppointment item = masterList.NewScheduleAppointment() as ScheduleAppointment;
int dayOffSet = 30 - r.Next(60);
int hourOffSet = 24 - r.Next(48);
int len = 30 * (r.Next(4) + 1);
item.StartTime = now.AddDays((double)dayOffSet).AddHours((double)hourOffSet);;
item.EndTime = item.StartTime.AddMinutes((double)len);
item.Subject = string.Format("subject{0}", i);
item.Content = string.Format("content{0}", i);
item.LabelValue = r1.Next(10) < 3 ? 0 : r1.Next(10);
item.LocationValue = string.Format("location{0}", r1.Next(5));
item.ReminderValue = r1.Next(10) < 5 ? 0 : r1.Next(12);
item.Reminder = r1.Next(10) > 1;
item.AllDay = r1.Next(10) < 1;
item.MarkerValue = r1.Next(4);
item.Dirty = false;
masterList.Add(item);
}
////set explicit values if needed for testing...
//masterList[142].Reminder = true;
//masterList[142].ReminderValue = 9;// hrs; // 7;//3 hrs
//DisplayList("Before Sort", masterList);
masterList.SortStartTime();
//DisplayList("After Sort", masterList);
return(masterList);
}