public T AddControl <T>(string name, float x, float y, float width, float height, UIArgumentList args)
where T : Control
{
//Check if we are not adding any duplicates.
if (Controls.ContainsKey(name))
{
MessageBox.Show("Layout error, trying to add elements with same name. Ignoring element....", "Layout parsing warning");
return(default(T));
}
//Translate the position and the size.
Vector2 position = grid.Translate(x, y);
Vector2 size = grid.Translate(width, height);
//Create and set the properties of a control.
Control control = (Control)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(T));
control.Location = position;
control.Size = size;
control.Text = args.Get <string>(UIArgumentProperty.Value);
//Add the specific properties for each type of control.
if (control is TextBox textbox)
{
textbox.Multiline = args.Get <bool>(UIArgumentProperty.Multiline);
textbox.ReadOnly = args.Get <bool>(UIArgumentProperty.Readonly);
}
else if (control is CheckBox checkbox)
{
checkbox.Checked = args.Get <bool>(UIArgumentProperty.Checked);
checkbox.CheckedChanged += (obj, sender) =>
MessagePump.DispatchMessage(name, "checked", checkbox.Checked);
}
else if (control is RadioButton radioButton)
{
radioButton.Checked = args.Get <bool>(UIArgumentProperty.Checked);
radioButton.CheckedChanged += (obj, sender) =>
MessagePump.DispatchMessage(name, "checked", radioButton.Checked);
}
else if (control is Button button)
{
button.Click += (obj, sender) =>
MessagePump.DispatchMessage(name, "click");
}
UIDesc description = new UIDesc(
name, args.Get <bool>(UIArgumentProperty.Visible),
new Vector2(x, y), new Vector2(width, height), control
);
//Add the control to the collection.
Controls.Add(name, description);
return(control as T);
}