/// <summary>
/// Binds a DataSource (ArrayList, Hashtable, NameValueCollection) to an IGuiListControl.
/// Will also bind any other object that implements IEnumerable and has properties
/// named "ItemName" and "ItemValue".
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">The control to populate data in.</param>
/// <param name="dataSource">The data source object.</param>
public static void BindDataToListControl(IGuiListControl control, object dataSource)
{
control.Clear();
if (dataSource is Hashtable)
{
Hashtable source = dataSource as Hashtable;
foreach (string key in source.Keys)
{
control[key] = source[key].ToString();
}
}
else if (dataSource is NameValueCollection)
{
NameValueCollection source = dataSource as NameValueCollection;
foreach (string key in source.Keys)
{
control[key] = source[key];
}
}
else if (dataSource is ArrayList)
{
ArrayList source = dataSource as ArrayList;
for (int i = 0; i < source.Count; i++)
{
control[i.ToString()] = source[i].ToString();
}
}
else if (dataSource is string[])
{
string[] source = dataSource as string[];
for (int i = 0; i < source.Length; i++)
{
control[i.ToString()] = source[i];
}
}
else if (dataSource is object[])
{
object[] source = dataSource as object[];
for (int i = 0; i < source.Length; i++)
{
control[i.ToString()] = source[i].ToString();
}
}
else if (dataSource is IDictionary)
{
IDictionary dictionary = dataSource as IDictionary;
foreach (object key in dictionary.Keys)
{
control[key.ToString()] = dictionary[key].ToString();
}
}
else if (dataSource is Scripting.Dictionary)
{
Scripting.Dictionary dictionary = dataSource as Scripting.Dictionary;
Array items = dictionary.Items() as Array;
Array keys = dictionary.Keys() as Array;
for (int i = 0; i < keys.Length; i++)
{
control[keys.GetValue(i).ToString()] = items.GetValue(i).ToString();
}
}
else if (dataSource is IEnumerable)
{
IEnumerable collection = dataSource as IEnumerable;
PropertyInfo pinfoName, pinfoValue;
string name, val;
foreach (object item in collection)
{
pinfoName = item.GetType().GetProperty("ItemValue");
pinfoValue = item.GetType().GetProperty("ItemName");
if ((pinfoName != null) && (pinfoValue != null))
{
name = pinfoName.GetGetMethod().Invoke(item, null) as String;
val = pinfoValue.GetGetMethod().Invoke(item, null) as String;
control.Items[val] = name;
}
else
{
break;
}
}
}
}
