/// <summary>
/// Creates a block with the given name, reference coordinate system and from the
/// specified geometries
/// </summary>
/// <param name="blockName">the block name</param>
/// <param name="referenceCoordinateSystem">the reference coordinate system</param>
/// <param name="contents">the geometries contained in the block</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static DSBlock FromGeometry(string blockName, DSCoordinateSystem referenceCoordinateSystem,
DSGeometry[] contents)
{
string kMethodName = "DSBlock.FromGeometry";
if (null == referenceCoordinateSystem)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("contextCoordinateSystem");
}
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(blockName))
{
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.InvalidInput, blockName, kMethodName), "blockName");
}
IGeometryEntity[] hosts = contents.ConvertAll(DSGeometryExtension.ToEntity <DSGeometry, IGeometryEntity>);
if (null == hosts || hosts.Length == 0)
{
throw new ArgumentException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.InvalidInput, "geometries", kMethodName), "geometries");
}
IBlockHelper helper = HostFactory.Factory.GetBlockHelper();
if (null == helper)
{
throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format(Properties.Resources.OperationFailed, kMethodName));
}
if (helper.DefineBlock(referenceCoordinateSystem.CSEntity, blockName, hosts))
{
return(new DSBlock(blockName));
}
return(null);
}