public static FieldControl CreateDefaultFieldControl(Field field)
{
FieldControl control = null;
var choiceSetting = field.FieldSetting as ChoiceFieldSetting;
var longTextSetting = field.FieldSetting as LongTextFieldSetting;
var dateTimeFieldSetting = field.FieldSetting as DateTimeFieldSetting;
string hint = field.FieldSetting.ControlHint;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(hint))
control = CreateFieldControlByHint(hint);
//choice field?
else if (choiceSetting != null)
control = CreateDefaultChoiceControl(choiceSetting);
//longtext field?
else if (longTextSetting != null)
control = CreateDefaultLongTextControl(longTextSetting);
//datetime field?
else if (dateTimeFieldSetting != null)
control = CreateDefaultDateTimeControl(dateTimeFieldSetting);
//generic way, also a fallback logic if we don't have a field control by now
if (control == null)
{
Type controlType = null;
if (!ControlTable.TryGetValue(field.FieldSetting.ShortName, out controlType))
throw new ApplicationException(String.Concat("Cannot resolve the generic field control by '", field.GetType().FullName, "'"));
control = (FieldControl)Activator.CreateInstance(controlType);
}
if (control == null)
throw new ApplicationException(string.Concat("Failed to instantiate a field control for field ", field.Name));
control.FieldName = field.Name;
control.DoAutoConfigure(field.FieldSetting);
return control;
}