/// <summary>
/// Adds the properties of the selectedBox to the bag
/// </summary>
/// <param name="box">Box from where the properties should be
/// loaded</param>
/// <returns>A bag full of properties from the box</returns>
protected PropertyTable CreatePropertiesFromBox(IBoxModule box)
{
//initializing a new bag
PropertyTable bag = new PropertyTable();
//increasing the number of clicks of the user on the desktop
bag.ClickID = IncreaseClickID();
IBoxModuleFactoryCreator creator = box.MadeInCreator;
FerdaPropertySpec ps;
bag.GetValue += new PropertySpecEventHandler(propertyBag_GetValue);
bag.SetValue += new PropertySpecEventHandler(propertyBag_SetValue);
//iterating through all the properties
foreach (PropertyInfo pinfo in creator.Properties)
{
if (pinfo.visible)
{
if (box.IsPropertySetWithSettingModule(pinfo.name))
{ //creating the "other" property
if (IsOneBoxSelected)
{
CreateOtherProperty(pinfo, box, bag);
}
}
else
{ //creating normal property
//two known other property types - StringSeqT and CategoriesT
if (pinfo.typeClassIceId == "::Ferda::Modules::StringSeqT" ||
pinfo.typeClassIceId == "::Ferda::Modules::CategoriesT")
{
CreateOtherProperty(pinfo, box, bag);
continue;
}
//strings are also dealt with separatelly
if (pinfo.typeClassIceId == "::Ferda::Modules::StringT")
{
CreateStringProperty(pinfo, box, bag);
}
else
{
string normalType = GetNormalType(pinfo.typeClassIceId);
//This is a normal type, creating a normal property for it
if (normalType != "")
{
//getting the displayable name of the property
SocketInfo si = creator.GetSocket(pinfo.name);
ps = new FerdaPropertySpec(si.label, normalType, false);
ps.Category = pinfo.categoryName;
//geting the socket information about the category
ps.Description = si.hint;
//it is readonly or it is already there as a socket -
//cannot edit "socketed" value
if (box.IsPropertyReadOnly(pinfo.name) ||
box.GetPropertySocking(pinfo.name))
{
ps.Attributes = new Attribute[]
{
ReadOnlyAttribute.Yes
};
}
bag.Properties.Add(ps);
AddAsyncTemporary(pinfo.name, normalType, false);
}
else
{
//throw new ApplicationException("Wierd type that we dont know!!!");
}
}
}
}
}
return bag;
}