protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!IsPostBack)
{
DdlProviders.Items.Clear();
BlogProviderSection section = (BlogProviderSection)WebConfigurationManager.GetSection("BlogEngine/blogProvider");
BlogProviderCollection providers = new BlogProviderCollection();
ProvidersHelper.InstantiateProviders(section.Providers, providers, typeof(BlogProvider));
List <Blog> blogs = BlogService.Provider.FillBlogs();
foreach (Blog blog in blogs)
{
DdlBlogs.Items.Add(new ListItem(blog.Name, blog.Id.ToString()));
}
foreach (BlogProvider provider in providers)
{
// Don't add the current provider in use, that would be messy.
if (provider.Name != section.DefaultProvider)
{
DdlProviders.Items.Add(provider.Name);
}
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Retrieves the given provider from Web.config and attempts to instantiate it.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ProviderName">The blog provider to instantiate.</param>
/// <returns>A BlogProvider instance.</returns>
public static BlogProvider CreateProvider(string ProviderName)
{
var section = (BlogProviderSection)WebConfigurationManager.GetSection("BlogEngine/blogProvider");
var _providers = new BlogProviderCollection();
ProvidersHelper.InstantiateProviders(section.Providers, _providers, typeof(BlogProvider));
return(_providers[ProviderName]);
}
