/// <summary>
/// Called when the control state needs to be updated (i.e. one of the parent dependency controls has changed its value)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">This is a source control decorated with <see cref="DependentOnAttribute"/></param>
/// <param name="parents">Dependency controls. These are the controls passed as the parameter to <see cref="DependentOnAttribute"/></param>
protected virtual void UpdateControlState(IPropertyManagerPageElementEx control,
IPropertyManagerPageElementEx[] parents)
{
//TODO: remove the obsolete method
#pragma warning disable CS0618
UpdateControlState((IPropertyManagerPageControlEx)control, parents.Cast <IPropertyManagerPageControlEx>().ToArray());
#pragma warning restore
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the value from the property manager page element
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of the control value</typeparam>
/// <param name="elem">Property Manager Page element</param>
/// <returns>Value extracted from the control</returns>
/// <exception cref="InvalidCastException"/>
/// <exception cref="NotSupportedException"/>
public static T GetValue <T>(this IPropertyManagerPageElementEx elem)
{
if (elem is IPropertyManagerPageControlEx)
{
return((T)(elem as IPropertyManagerPageControlEx).GetValue());
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException($"Currently only {typeof(IPropertyManagerPageControlEx).FullName} has value");
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the underlying SOLIDWORKS Property Manager Page control
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="T">Type of control to return</typeparam>
/// <param name="elem">Property Manager Page element</param>
/// <returns>Underlying control in the Property Manager Page</returns>
/// <exception cref="InvalidCastException"/>
/// <exception cref="NotSupportedException"/>
/// <remarks>For controls specify <see href="http://help.solidworks.com/2017/English/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IPropertyManagerPageControl.html">IPropertyManagerPageControl</see> as a generic parameter to return base interface for control.
/// You can also specify specific interfaces (e.g. <see href="https://help.solidworks.com/2017/English/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IPropertyManagerPageNumberbox.html">IPropertyManagerPageNumberbox</see> or <see href="https://help.solidworks.com/2017/English/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IPropertyManagerPageTextbox.html">IPropertyManagerPageTextbox</see>.
/// For groups specify <see href="http://help.solidworks.com/2017/English/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IPropertyManagerPageGroup.html">IPropertyManagerPageGroup</see>.
/// For tabs specify <see href="http://help.solidworks.com/2017/English/api/sldworksapi/SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks~SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks.IPropertyManagerPageTab.html">IPropertyManagerPageTab</see>
/// </remarks>
public static T GetSwControl <T>(this IPropertyManagerPageElementEx elem)
{
if (elem is IPropertyManagerPageControlEx)
{
return((T)(elem as IPropertyManagerPageControlEx).SwControl);
}
else if (elem is IPropertyManagerPageGroupEx)
{
return((T)(elem as IPropertyManagerPageGroupEx).Group);
}
else if (elem is PropertyManagerPageTabControl)
{
return((T)(elem as PropertyManagerPageTabControl).Tab);
}
else
{
throw new NotSupportedException();
}
}
