private void SetNewView(ContentControl contentHost, VsUIElementDescriptor viewDescriptor, object viewModel)
{
IVsUIElement uiElement = UIFactoryHelper.GetViewFromUIFactory(viewDescriptor);
contentHost.Content =
(uiElement == null)
? this.EmptyView
: UIFactoryHelper.ResolveWpfViewAndSetDataContext(uiElement, viewModel);
this.currentViewDescriptor = viewDescriptor;
this.currentViewElement = uiElement;
}
/// <summary>
/// Create an element from a UI factory and bind it to the given data model.
/// If an error occurs, then create a suitable view to display the error message.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="factory">GUID part of the UI Element identifier</param>
/// <param name="elementId">DWORD part of the UI Element identifier</param>
/// <param name="model">The new view's model</param>
/// <returns>A WPF FrameworkElement that is bound to the given model, or view displaying
/// an error message.</returns>
public static FrameworkElement CreateModelBoundViewOrErrorMessage(Guid factory, uint elementId, object model)
{
try
{
IVsUIElement uiElement = UIFactoryHelper.GetViewFromUIFactory(factory, elementId);
return(UIFactoryHelper.ResolveWpfViewAndSetDataContext(uiElement, model));
}
catch (UIFactoryException ex)
{
Telemetry.Client.TrackException(ex);
return(CreateErrorMessageView(ex.Message));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a special view to display an error message
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">The message to display</param>
/// <returns>The error view</returns>
public static FrameworkElement CreateErrorMessageView(string message)
{
IVsUIElement viewElement = UIFactoryHelper.GetViewFromUIFactory(GuidList.UiFactory, UIElementIds.ExceptionView);
return(UIFactoryHelper.ResolveWpfViewAndSetDataContext(viewElement, new ErrorDataSource(message)));
}