/// <summary> Adds a new block to this form. </summary>
/// <returns> Returns the instance. </returns>
public Block AddBlock(FormColumnLayout layout)
{
Block block = new Block(layout);
this.Blocks.Add(block);
return(block);
}
/// <summary> Constructs a new block. </summary>
public Block(FormColumnLayout layout)
{
Visible = true;
this.FormColumnLayout = layout;
this.Columns = new List <Column>();
}
//=== Elements
/// <summary> Set layout. </summary>
public void SetLayout(FormColumnLayout layout)
{
// 1. Fetch all existing elements into single list
IList <FormElement> fElements = new List <FormElement>();
if (Columns != null)
{
Columns.ForEach(x =>
{
if (x.Elements != null)
{
fElements = fElements.Concat(x.Elements).ToList();
}
});
}
// 2. Create new column layout for this Block
this.Visible = true;
this.FormColumnLayout = layout;
this.Columns.Clear(); //this.Columns = new List<Column>();
int columnCount = GetColumnCount();
for (int i = 0; i < columnCount; i++)
{
Columns.Add(new Column {
Number = i + 1
});
}
// 3. Distribute all elements per column (vertical layout)
int cElements = fElements.Count;
int maxElements = Convert.ToInt32(Math.Ceiling(Convert.ToDouble(cElements) / Convert.ToDouble(columnCount)));
int eIndex = 0;
for (int i = 1; i <= columnCount; i++)
{
Column column = Columns.First(x => x.Number == i);
for (int j = 1; (j <= maxElements && eIndex < cElements); j++)
{
column.Elements.Add(fElements[eIndex]);
eIndex++;
}
}
}
