public void AddCustomControl(GHControl customControl)
{
if (customControl != null)
{
// check for prexisting data ;
CustomControls.Add(customControl.Name, customControl);
customControl.SetAttribute((GHCustomAttributes)m_attributes);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// retrive the value of the custom control by name.
/// if the path is invalid or the control is not a parameter then thorws an exception.
///
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
/// <param name="value">the current value of the control</param>
/// <param name="path">path to the control</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public void GetControlData <T>(ref T value, params string[] path)
{
GHControl control = GetControl(path);
if (control is GHParameter)
{
GHParameter param = (GHParameter)control;
value = (T)param.CurrentValue;
return;
}
throw new Exception("Invalid path to control");
}
public GHControl GetControl(params string[] path)
{
GHControl ct = CustomControls[path[0]];
if (path.Length == 1)
{
return(ct);
}
if (ct is IGHPanel)
{
return(((IGHPanel)ct).GetControl(path.Skip(1)));
}
throw new Exception("Invalid path.");
}
/// <summary>
/// get access to the child control in the panel and its children by set of the names (path).
/// The path must start with a child name.
/// throw exception if the path is not valid
/// </summary>
/// <param name="gHContainer"></param>
/// <param name="path"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static GHControl GetControl(this IGHPanel gHContainer, IEnumerable <string> path)
{
string name = path.First();
GHControl ct = gHContainer.Items.FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == name);
if (ct == null)
{
throw new Exception($"Invalid path, unable to find child control in control {gHContainer.Name}");
}
if (path.Count() == 1)
{
return(ct);
}
else if (ct is IGHPanel)
{
return(GetControl((IGHPanel)ct, path.Skip(1)));
}
else
{
throw new Exception($"Invalid path, Expected an IGHPanel in {gHContainer.Name} found {ct.GetType()}");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// return the defualt brush based on the control state (enable or disable)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static Brush ActiveBrush(this GHControl control)
{
return((control.Enabled) ? Brushes.Black : Brushes.Gray);
}
public void Add(GHControl control)
{
control.attributes = attributes;
Items = Items.Append(control).ToArray();
}
