/// <summary>
/// Creates registered control by its type. Uses registered cotnrol createor.
/// If creator is not found null is returned.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="ControlType">control type.</typeparam>
/// <param name="window">window the control belongs to. PAssed to control creation cosntructor.</param>
/// <param name="creationFlags">creations flags.</param>
/// <returns>created control.</returns>
internal ControlType CreateControl <ControlType>(Window window, CreationFlag creationFlags)
{
IControlsCreator creator = null;
String controlType = null;
foreach (KeyValuePair <String, KeyValuePair <Type, IControlsCreator> > c in this.controlCreators)
{
if (c.Value.Key == typeof(ControlType))
{
creator = c.Value.Value;
controlType = c.Key;
break;
}
}
if (null == creator)
{
return(default(ControlType));
}
Control control = creator.CreateControl(window, creationFlags);
if ((null != control) && (control is ControlType))
{
control.Type = controlType;
control.SetEngine(this);
return((ControlType)(Object)control);
}
else
{
return(default(ControlType));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Registers control creator. Use ControlsCreatorTemplate class.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="creator">control creator.</param>
/// <param name="controlType">control type name.</param>
/// <param name="type">control type.</param>
public void RegisterControlsCreator(IControlsCreator creator, String controlType, Type type)
{
KeyValuePair <Type, IControlsCreator> ex;
if (true == this.controlCreators.TryGetValue(controlType, out ex))
{
throw new Exception("Controls creator already exists");
}
if (null != creator)
{
this.controlCreators[controlType] = new KeyValuePair <System.Type, IControlsCreator>(type, creator);
}
}
