/// <summary>
/// Displays a list of trimmed items inside the control MyListBox.
/// Returns the number of the answer at the provided list or the value 0 in the case in which
/// the user cancels the answer.
/// An exception is thrown if the passed list is empty or larger than LargestListSize.
/// </summary>
public static int ChooseStaticItem(List <string> myItems)
{
try
{
GeneralClass.CheckInRange(myItems.Count(), 1, myItems.Count());
}
catch (Exception myException)
{
throw new ArgumentException(String.Format("The wrong number of arguments has been passed to the function ChooseItem, its size is {0} ", myItems.Count()) + myException.Message);
}
ChooseListItem MyForm = new ChooseListItem();
int ToReturnInt = MyForm.ChooseItem(myItems);
return(ToReturnInt);
}
/// <summary>
/// It is assumed that the type "myType" is an enumeration type. The function displays a form in which all enumeration members are displayed.
/// The function returns the string value of the chosen item, in the case in which the user aborts the selection an empty string is returned.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="myType"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string ChooseItem(Type myType)
{
Array MyArray;
MyArray = Enum.GetValues(myType);
List <string> ToDisplay = new List <string>();
foreach (object ArrayItem in MyArray)
{
string StringToAdd = ArrayItem.ToString();
ToDisplay.Add(StringToAdd);
}
ChooseListItem MyForm = new ChooseListItem();
int MyNumber = MyForm.ChooseItem(ToDisplay);
string ToReturn = (MyNumber == 0) ? "" : ToDisplay[MyNumber - 1];
return(ToReturn);
}
/// <summary>
/// Displays a list of values to be selected by the user and places the selected value inside the control.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="sender"></param>
/// <param name="e"></param>
private void EventEnter(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string MyKey = MyControls.Where(Element => (Element.Value.Equals(sender))).Single().Key; // .Select(Element=>Element.)
//0GetEnumerator (Element => Element.Equals(sender));
// string MyTag= (sender as TextBox).Tag.ObjectToString();
//MessageBox.Show(MyTag);
if (AllowedValues.Keys.Contains(MyKey) == false)
{
return;
}
List <string> MyList = AllowedValues[MyKey];
int SelectedItem = ChooseListItem.ChooseStaticItem(MyList);
if (SelectedItem > 0)
{
(sender as TextBox).Text = MyList[SelectedItem - 1];
}
}