private async Task ReadMobileStyle(string stylePath)
{
try
{
// Open the mobile style file at the provided path.
_emojiStyle = await SymbolStyle.OpenAsync(stylePath);
// Get the default style search parameters.
SymbolStyleSearchParameters searchParams = await _emojiStyle.GetDefaultSearchParametersAsync();
// Search the style with the default parameters to return all symbol results.
IList <SymbolStyleSearchResult> styleResults = await _emojiStyle.SearchSymbolsAsync(searchParams);
// Create an empty placeholder image to represent "no symbol" for each category.
ImageSource emptyImage = null;
// Create lists to contain the available symbol layers for each category of symbol and add an empty entry as default.
List <SymbolLayerInfo> eyeSymbolInfos = new List <SymbolLayerInfo> {
new SymbolLayerInfo("", emptyImage, "")
};
List <SymbolLayerInfo> mouthSymbolInfos = new List <SymbolLayerInfo> {
new SymbolLayerInfo("", emptyImage, "")
};
List <SymbolLayerInfo> hatSymbolInfos = new List <SymbolLayerInfo>()
{
new SymbolLayerInfo("", emptyImage, "")
};
// Loop through the results and put symbols into the appropriate list according to category.
foreach (SymbolStyleSearchResult result in styleResults)
{
// Get the symbol for this result.
MultilayerPointSymbol multiLayerSym = await result.GetSymbolAsync() as MultilayerPointSymbol;
// Create a swatch image from the symbol.
RuntimeImage swatch = await multiLayerSym.CreateSwatchAsync();
ImageSource symbolImage = await swatch.ToImageSourceAsync();
// Create a symbol layer info object to represent the symbol in the list.
// The symbol key will be used to retrieve the symbol from the style.
SymbolLayerInfo symbolInfo = new SymbolLayerInfo(result.Name, symbolImage, result.Key);
// Add the symbol layer info to the correct list for its category.
switch (result.Category)
{
case "Eyes":
{
eyeSymbolInfos.Add(symbolInfo);
break;
}
case "Mouth":
{
mouthSymbolInfos.Add(symbolInfo);
break;
}
case "Hat":
{
hatSymbolInfos.Add(symbolInfo);
break;
}
}
}
// Show the symbols in the category list boxes.
EyeSymbolList.ItemsSource = eyeSymbolInfos;
MouthSymbolList.ItemsSource = mouthSymbolInfos;
HatSymbolList.ItemsSource = hatSymbolInfos;
// Call a function to construct the current symbol (default yellow circle).
Symbol faceSymbol = await GetCurrentSymbol();
// Call a function to show a preview image of the symbol.
await UpdateSymbolPreview(faceSymbol);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Report the exception.
var dialog = new MessageDialog2("Error reading symbols from style: " + ex.Message);
await dialog.ShowAsync();
}
}
private async Task <MultilayerPointSymbol> GetCurrentSymbol()
{
// If the style hasn't been opened, return.
if (_emojiStyle == null)
{
return(null);
}
MultilayerPointSymbol faceSymbol = null;
try
{
// Get the key that identifies the selected eye symbol (or an empty string if none selected).
SymbolLayerInfo eyeLayerInfo = (SymbolLayerInfo)EyeSymbolList.SelectedItem;
string eyeLayerKey = eyeLayerInfo != null ? eyeLayerInfo.Key : string.Empty;
// Get the key that identifies the selected mouth symbol (or an empty string if none selected).
SymbolLayerInfo mouthLayerInfo = (SymbolLayerInfo)MouthSymbolList.SelectedItem;
string mouthLayerKey = mouthLayerInfo != null ? mouthLayerInfo.Key : string.Empty;
// Get the key that identifies the selected hat symbol (or an empty string if none selected).
SymbolLayerInfo hatLayerInfo = (SymbolLayerInfo)HatSymbolList.SelectedItem;
string hatLayerKey = hatLayerInfo != null ? hatLayerInfo.Key : string.Empty;
// Create a list of the symbol keys that identify the selected symbol layers, including the base (circle) symbol.
List <string> symbolKeys = new List <string>
{
_baseSymbolKey, eyeLayerKey, mouthLayerKey, hatLayerKey
};
// Get a multilayer point symbol from the style that contains the selected symbol layers.
faceSymbol = await _emojiStyle.GetSymbolAsync(symbolKeys) as MultilayerPointSymbol;
// Loop through all symbol layers and lock the color.
foreach (SymbolLayer lyr in faceSymbol.SymbolLayers)
{
// Changing the color of the symbol will not affect this layer.
lyr.IsColorLocked = true;
}
// Unlock the color for the base (first) layer. Changing the symbol color will change this layer's color.
faceSymbol.SymbolLayers.First().IsColorLocked = false;
// Set the symbol color from the combo box.
if (FaceColorComboBox.SelectedItem != null)
{
faceSymbol.Color = (Color)FaceColorComboBox.SelectedItem;
}
// Set the symbol size from the slider.
faceSymbol.Size = SizeSlider.Value;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
// Report the exception.
var dialog = new MessageDialog2("Error creating the symbol: " + ex.Message);
await dialog.ShowAsync();
}
// Return the multilayer point symbol.
return(faceSymbol);
}
