public ScrollableView(string pageType)
{
InitializeComponent();
listOfObjects = new List<PoloroidWithText>();
//add new poloroidWithTexts with all the data specified
var temp =
XMLUtilities.GetContentFromPage(@"http://www.childcancer.org.nz/News-and-events/" + pageType + ".aspx");
var n = 1;
while (true)
{
//go throug the templist
var nodeText = temp.TextList.Where(text => text.node == "" + n).ToList();
if (nodeText.Count == 0)
break;
//create new poloroids for each item in temp
var polaroid = new PoloroidWithText();
//set date for poloroid
polaroid.setTitle(nodeText.Where(t => t.type == "title").FirstOrDefault().Value);
polaroid.setDate(nodeText.Where(t => t.type == "date").FirstOrDefault().Value);
polaroid.setDescription(nodeText.Where(t => t.type == "info").FirstOrDefault().Value);
polaroid.setPlace(pageType == "Events"
? nodeText.Where(t => t.type == "place").FirstOrDefault().Value
: "");
var image = temp.ImageList.Where(img => img.node == "" + n).FirstOrDefault();
if (image != null)
polaroid.setImage(image.Value);
addPoloroidtoList(polaroid);
n++;
}
sbIn = new Storyboard();
foreach (FrameworkElement fElement in listOfObjects)
{
Util.FadeIn(sbIn, fElement);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// add poloroids to the stackpanel
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pol"></param>
private void addPoloroidtoList(PoloroidWithText pol)
{
listOfObjects.Add(pol);
listView.addContent(pol);
}
/// <summary>
/// add new polaroids to the stackpanel
/// </summary>
/// <param name="pol"></param>
public void addContent(PoloroidWithText pol)
{
//add the Polaroid with a margin
pol.Margin = new Thickness(30);
panel.Children.Add(pol);
}