/// <summary>
/// Given the type of a model, locate the type of its View (or throw an exception)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="modelType">Model to find the view for</param>
/// <returns>Type of the ViewModel's View</returns>
protected virtual Type LocateViewForModel(Type modelType)
{
var modelName = modelType.FullName;
var viewName = ViewTypeNameForModelTypeName(modelName);
if (modelName == viewName)
{
throw new StyletViewLocationException(string.Format("Unable to transform ViewModel name {0} into a suitable View name", modelName), viewName);
}
var viewType = ViewTypeForViewName(viewName);
if (viewType == null)
{
var e = new StyletViewLocationException(string.Format("Unable to find a View with type {0}", viewName), viewName);
logger.Error(e);
throw e;
}
else
{
logger.Info("Searching for a View with name {0}, and found {1}", viewName, viewType);
}
return viewType;
}
/// <summary>
/// Given a ViewModel instance, locate its View type (using LocateViewForModel), and instantiates it
/// </summary>
/// <param name="model">ViewModel to locate and instantiate the View for</param>
/// <returns>Instantiated and setup view</returns>
public virtual UIElement CreateViewForModel(object model)
{
var viewType = LocateViewForModel(model.GetType());
if (viewType.IsAbstract || !typeof(UIElement).IsAssignableFrom(viewType))
{
var e = new StyletViewLocationException(string.Format("Found type for view: {0}, but it wasn't a class derived from UIElement", viewType.Name), viewType.Name);
logger.Error(e);
throw e;
}
var view = (UIElement)ViewFactory(viewType);
InitializeView(view, viewType);
return view;
}