/// <summary>
/// Converts from an object
/// </summary>
/// <param name="context">Context of the conversion</param>
/// <param name="culture">Culture info</param>
/// <param name="value">Value to be converted</param>
/// <returns>Object after conversion (a OtherProperty object)</returns>
public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context,
System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object value)
{
if (value is string)
{
string result = value as string;
OtherProperty op = new OtherProperty(result);
return op;
}
else
{
return base.ConvertFrom(context, culture, value);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// The property value is changed, so the the propertiesDisplayer should be
/// refilled with new values
/// </summary>
/// <param name="catcher">Catcher of the connection</param>
/// <param name="value">New value of the property</param>
/// <param name="moreBoxes">If the refresh of the property grid is
/// from one or more boxes</param>
public void ChangedPropertyValue(AsyncPropertyCatcher catcher, object value, bool moreBoxes)
{
//changing one of the temporary values
//writing to the temporaryValues dictionary
switch (catcher.PropertyType)
{
case "System.Int32":
Int32 int32Value = ((IntT)value).intValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = int32Value;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (int32Value != (Int32)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = (Int32)0;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = int32Value;
}
}
break;
case "Ferda.FrontEnd.Properties.OtherProperty":
//here is no moreBoxes here
string resultValue = SelectedBox.GetPropertyOtherAboutFromValue(catcher.PropertyName,
(PropertyValue)value);
OtherProperty prop = new OtherProperty(SelectedBox, catcher.PropertyName,
archiveDisplayer, viewDisplayers, this, ResManager);
prop.Result = resultValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = prop;
}
break;
case "Ferda.FrontEnd.Properties.StringSequence":
string selectedValue = ((StringT)value).stringValue;
//creating a new stringSequence
StringSequence seq = new StringSequence(catcher.PropertyName,
new IBoxModule[] { SelectedBox },
ResManager, ArchiveDisplayer, ViewDisplayers,
this, selectedValue);
lock (tempLocker)
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = seq;
}
break;
case "System.String":
string valueString = ((StringT)value).stringValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = valueString;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (valueString != (string)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = string.Empty;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = valueString;
}
}
break;
case "System.Boolean":
bool boolValue = ((BoolT)value).boolValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = boolValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (boolValue != (bool)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = false;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = boolValue;
}
}
break;
case "System.Int16":
Int16 shortValue = ((ShortT)value).shortValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = shortValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (shortValue != (Int16)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = (Int16)0;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = shortValue;
}
}
break;
case "System.Int64":
Int64 longValue = ((LongT)value).longValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = longValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (longValue != (Int64)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = (Int64)0;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = longValue;
}
}
break;
case "System.Double":
Double doubleValue = ((DoubleT)value).doubleValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = doubleValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (doubleValue != (Double)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = (Double)0;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = doubleValue;
}
}
break;
case "System.Single":
Single singleValue = ((FloatT)value).floatValue;
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = singleValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (singleValue != (Single)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = (Single)0;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = singleValue;
}
}
break;
case "System.DateTime":
//a date property is treated differently due to unexisting conversion
if (value is DateT)
{
DateT v = (DateT)value;
DateTime dateTimeValue = new DateTime();
try
{
dateTimeValue = new DateTime(v.year, v.month, v.day);
}
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException)
{
}
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = dateTimeValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (dateTimeValue != (DateTime)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = new DateTime();
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = dateTimeValue;
}
}
}
else //it is a DateTimeT thing
{
DateTimeT v = (DateTimeT)value;
//the value does not have to be correct
DateTime dtValue = new DateTime();
try
{
dtValue = new DateTime(v.year,
v.month, v.day, v.hour, v.minute, v.second);
}
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException)
{
}
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = dtValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (dtValue != (DateTime)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = new DateTime();
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = dtValue;
}
}
}
break;
case "System.TimeSpan":
TimeT val = (TimeT)value;
TimeSpan timeSpanValue = new TimeSpan(val.hour, val.minute, val.second);
lock (tempLocker)
{
if (moreBoxes)
{
switch (moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName])
{
//no box has written to the property
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.First:
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = timeSpanValue;
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right;
break;
//all the previos boxes wrote the same value
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Right:
if (timeSpanValue != (TimeSpan)temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName])
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = new TimeSpan();
moreBoxesValuesState[catcher.PropertyName] =
EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong;
}
break;
//values from the boxes are different
case EMoreBoxesTemporaryValueState.Wrong:
break;
}
}
else
{
temporaryValues[catcher.PropertyName] = timeSpanValue;
}
}
break;
default:
break;
}
//refilling the propertiesDisplayer
SetPropertyGrid(propertyBag);
}