public static void SetPropertyBinding(FrameworkElement element, SetterValueBindingHelper value)
{
if (null == element)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("element");
}
element.SetValue(PropertyBindingProperty, value);
}
/// <summary>
/// Applies the Binding represented by the SetterValueBindingHelper.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="element">Element to apply the Binding to.</param>
/// <param name="item">SetterValueBindingHelper representing the Binding.</param>
private static void ApplyBinding(FrameworkElement element, SetterValueBindingHelper item)
{
if ((null == item.Property) || (null == item.Binding))
{
throw new ArgumentException(
"SetterValueBindingHelper's Property and Binding must both be set to non-null values.");
}
// Get the type on which to set the Binding
TypeInfo typeInfo = null;
if (null == item.Type)
{
// No type specified; setting for the specified element
typeInfo = element.GetType().GetTypeInfo();
}
else
{
// Try to get the type from the type system
var type = System.Type.GetType(item.Type);
if (type != null)
{
typeInfo = type.GetTypeInfo();
}
if (type == null)
{
// Search for the type in the list of assemblies
foreach (var assembly in AssembliesToSearch)
{
// Match on short or full name
typeInfo = assembly.DefinedTypes.FirstOrDefault(t => (t.FullName == item.Type) || (t.Name == item.Type));
if (null != typeInfo)
{
// Found; done searching
break;
}
}
if (null == typeInfo)
{
// Unable to find the requested type anywhere
throw new ArgumentException(
string.Format(
CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
"Unable to access type \"{0}\". Try using an assembly qualified type name.",
item.Type));
}
}
}
// Get the DependencyProperty for which to set the Binding
DependencyProperty property = null;
var field = GetDPField(item.Property, typeInfo);
if (null != field)
{
property = field.GetValue(null) as DependencyProperty;
}
if (null == property)
{
// Unable to find the requsted property
throw new ArgumentException(
string.Format(
CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
"Unable to access DependencyProperty \"{0}\" on type \"{1}\".",
item.Property,
typeInfo.Name));
}
// Set the specified Binding on the specified property
element.SetBinding(property, item.Binding);
}