public static BindSharedParamResult BindSharedParam(
Document doc,
Category cat,
string paramName,
string grpName,
ParameterType paramType,
bool visible,
bool instanceBinding)
{
try // generic
{
Application app = doc.Application;
// This is needed already here to
// store old ones for re-inserting
CategorySet catSet = app.Create.NewCategorySet();
// Loop all Binding Definitions
// IMPORTANT NOTE: Categories.Size is ALWAYS 1 !?
// For multiple categories, there is really one
// pair per each category, even though the
// Definitions are the same...
DefinitionBindingMapIterator iter
= doc.ParameterBindings.ForwardIterator();
while (iter.MoveNext())
{
Definition def = iter.Key;
ElementBinding elemBind
= (ElementBinding)iter.Current;
// Got param name match
if (paramName.Equals(def.Name,
StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase))
{
// Check for category match - Size is always 1!
if (elemBind.Categories.Contains(cat))
{
// Check Param Type
if (paramType != def.ParameterType)
{
return(BindSharedParamResult.eWrongParamType);
}
// Check Binding Type
if (instanceBinding)
{
if (elemBind.GetType() != typeof(InstanceBinding))
{
return(BindSharedParamResult.eWrongBindingType);
}
}
else
{
if (elemBind.GetType() != typeof(TypeBinding))
{
return(BindSharedParamResult.eWrongBindingType);
}
}
// Check Visibility - cannot (not exposed)
// If here, everything is fine,
// ie already defined correctly
return(BindSharedParamResult.eAlreadyBound);
}
// If here, no category match, hence must
// store "other" cats for re-inserting
else
{
foreach (Category catOld
in elemBind.Categories)
{
catSet.Insert(catOld); // 1 only, but no index...
}
}
}
}
// If here, there is no Binding Definition for
// it, so make sure Param defined and then bind it!
DefinitionFile defFile
= GetOrCreateSharedParamsFile(app);
DefinitionGroup defGrp
= GetOrCreateSharedParamsGroup(
defFile, grpName);
Definition definition
= GetOrCreateSharedParamDefinition(
defGrp, paramType, paramName, visible);
catSet.Insert(cat);
InstanceBinding bind = null;
if (instanceBinding)
{
bind = app.Create.NewInstanceBinding(
catSet);
}
else
{
bind = app.Create.NewTypeBinding(catSet);
}
// There is another strange API "feature".
// If param has EVER been bound in a project
// (in above iter pairs or even if not there
// but once deleted), Insert always fails!?
// Must use .ReInsert in that case.
// See also similar findings on this topic in:
// http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2009/09/adding-a-category-to-a-parameter-binding.html
// - the code-idiom below may be more generic:
if (doc.ParameterBindings.Insert(
definition, bind))
{
return(BindSharedParamResult.eSuccessfullyBound);
}
else
{
if (doc.ParameterBindings.ReInsert(
definition, bind))
{
return(BindSharedParamResult.eSuccessfullyBound);
}
else
{
return(BindSharedParamResult.eFailed);
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(string.Format(
"Error in Binding Shared Param: {0}",
ex.Message));
return(BindSharedParamResult.eFailed);
}
}
private void CollectProjectParam()
{
try
{
proParamDictionary = new Dictionary <int, ProjectParameter>();
BindingMap bindingMap = doc.ParameterBindings;
DefinitionBindingMapIterator iterator = bindingMap.ForwardIterator();
int index = 0;
while (iterator.MoveNext())
{
ElementBinding elementBinding = iterator.Current as ElementBinding;
CategorySet categories = elementBinding.Categories;
Definition definition = iterator.Key;
if (CheckValidParameter(categories))
{
ProjectParameter pp = new ProjectParameter(definition, categories);
pp.ParameterName = pp.Definition.Name;
string type = elementBinding.GetType().ToString();
if (type.Contains("InstanceBinding"))
{
pp.IsInstance = true;
}
else
{
pp.IsInstance = false;
}
proParamDictionary.Add(index, pp);
index++;
}
}
foreach (int i in proParamDictionary.Keys)
{
ProjectParameter pp = proParamDictionary[i];
foreach (Category category in pp.Categories)
{
if (!category.AllowsBoundParameters)
{
continue;
}
string catName = category.Name;
if (catProParamDictionary.ContainsKey(catName))
{
if (!catProParamDictionary[catName].ContainsKey(pp.ParameterName))
{
catProParamDictionary[catName].Add(pp.ParameterName, pp);
}
}
else
{
catProParamDictionary.Add(catName, new Dictionary <string, ProjectParameter>());
catProParamDictionary[catName].Add(pp.ParameterName, pp);
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show("Failed collect project parameters: \n" + ex.Message, "ParameterSettings Error:", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
}
}
