/// <summary>
/// Saves the controls value back to the data object.
/// </summary>
private void SaveControlValues()
{
// For each TextBox, Dropdown etc...
foreach (Control c in controls)
{
ControlTag tag = (ControlTag)c.Tag;
PropertyInfo property = DataItem.GetType().GetProperty(tag.PropertyName);
Type type = property.PropertyType;
if (c is TextBox)
{
TextBox textbox = (TextBox)c;
if (type == typeof(string))
{
property.SetValue(DataItem, textbox.Text, null);
}
else if (type == typeof(char))
{
property.SetValue(DataItem, Convert.ToChar(textbox.Text), null);
}
}
else if (c is NumericUpDown)
{
NumericUpDown numeric = (NumericUpDown)c;
if (type == typeof(int))
{
property.SetValue(DataItem, Convert.ToInt32(numeric.Value), null);
}
else if (type == typeof(decimal))
{
property.SetValue(DataItem, Convert.ToDecimal(numeric.Value), null);
}
}
else if (c is CheckBox)
{
CheckBox checkbox = c as CheckBox;
property.SetValue(DataItem, checkbox.Checked, null);
}
else if (c is ComboBox)
{
ComboBox dropdown = c as ComboBox;
property.SetValue(DataItem, Enum.Parse(tag.PropertyType, Convert.ToString(dropdown.SelectedItem)), null);
}
else if (c is FileBrowserButton)
{
FileBrowserButton button = c as FileBrowserButton;
property.SetValue(DataItem, new FileInfo(button.FilePath.Text), null);
}
}
}
internal static Control CreateControl(object item, PropertyInfo property)
{
Control ctrl = null;
Type type = property.PropertyType;
// The control depends on the property type
if (type == typeof(string))
{
ctrl = new TextBox();
TextBox textbox = ctrl as TextBox;
textbox.Text = (string)property.GetValue(item, null);
textbox.Margin = new Padding(3, 3, 16, 0);
}
else if (type == typeof(char))
{
ctrl = new TextBox();
TextBox textbox = ctrl as TextBox;
textbox.MaxLength = 1;
textbox.Width = 20;
textbox.Text = Convert.ToString(property.GetValue(item, null));
textbox.Margin = new Padding(3, 3, 16, 0);
}
else if (type == typeof(int))
{
ctrl = new NumericUpDown();
NumericUpDown numeric = ctrl as NumericUpDown;
numeric.Value = Convert.ToDecimal(property.GetValue(item, null));
}
else if (type == typeof(decimal))
{
ctrl = new NumericUpDown();
NumericUpDown numeric = ctrl as NumericUpDown;
numeric.DecimalPlaces = 2;
numeric.Value = Convert.ToDecimal(property.GetValue(item, null));
}
else if (type == typeof(bool))
{
ctrl = new CheckBox();
CheckBox checkbox = ctrl as CheckBox;
checkbox.Checked = Convert.ToBoolean(property.GetValue(item, null));
}
else if (type.BaseType == typeof(Enum))
{
ctrl = new ComboBox();
ComboBox dropdown = ctrl as ComboBox;
dropdown.DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList;
string[] names = Enum.GetNames(type);
string value = Convert.ToString(property.GetValue(item, null));
foreach (var name in names)
{
dropdown.Items.Add(name);
if (name == value)
{
dropdown.SelectedIndex = dropdown.Items.Count - 1;
}
}
}
else if (type == typeof(DateTime))
{
ctrl = new DateTimePicker();
DateTimePicker date = ctrl as DateTimePicker;
DateTime dateValue = Convert.ToDateTime(property.GetValue(item, null));
if (dateValue < date.MinDate)
{
dateValue = date.MinDate;
}
if (dateValue > date.MaxDate)
{
dateValue = date.MaxDate;
}
date.Value = dateValue;
}
else if (type == typeof(FileInfo))
{
ctrl = new FileBrowserButton();
FileBrowserButton button = ctrl as FileBrowserButton;
button.FilePath.Text = (string)property.GetValue(item, null);
}
if (ctrl != null)
{
ControlTag tag = new ControlTag();
tag.PropertyName = property.Name;
tag.PropertyType = property.PropertyType;
ctrl.Tag = tag;
}
return(ctrl);
}
