/// <summary>
/// Helper method which turns the SQL dataset into the list displayed in the UI.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="routerDS">The SQL dataset gotten from the Routers table</param>
private void initalizeRouterList(DataSet routerDS)
{
DataRow routerDR;
// covert each data row into a new RouterData object
numRows = routerDS.Tables[0].Rows.Count;
RouterData[] routerDataArray = new RouterData[numRows];
for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
{
//get all 5 columns which are used in UI from the data set
routerDR = routerDS.Tables[ROUTER_TABLE].Rows[i];
routerDataArray[i] = new RouterData
{
Brand = routerDR.ItemArray.GetValue(ROUTER_BRAND).ToString(),
ImageData = LoadImage(routerDR.ItemArray.GetValue(ROUTER_IMAGE).ToString()),
Model = routerDR.ItemArray.GetValue(ROUTER_MODEL).ToString(),
Price = this.getPrice(routerDR.ItemArray.GetValue(ROUTER_ITEM_ID).ToString()),
URL = this.getURL(routerDR.ItemArray.GetValue(ROUTER_ITEM_ID).ToString())
};
}
// set the WPF list to the array of router data objects
RouterList.ItemsSource = routerDataArray;
this.routerData = routerDataArray;
}
/// <summary>
/// Button listener for when an item in the router list is clicked
/// The selected item will then be stored in the Appilcation-Scope Properties.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender">object which the event came from</param>
/// <param name="e">Extra arguments from the event, not used here</param>
private void RouterItem_MouseUp(object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
{
RouterData routerData = RouterList.SelectedItem as RouterData;
Application.Current.Properties["SelectedRouter"] = routerData.Model;
// go to the main page
this.NavigationService.Navigate(new Uri("MainPage.xaml", UriKind.Relative));
}