//This is just proves a deeper system. Will need to be done properly, probably via an AddIn
//right now the context is GetLayoutBy("section", "writing")
//returns a random NOTE matching context INCLUDING notes on subpanels
public static string GetRandomNoteBy(string typeofsearch, string param)
{
typeofsearch = dbConstants.NOTEBOOK;
BaseDatabase MyDatabase = CreateDatabase();
List <object[]> results = MyDatabase.GetValues(dbConstants.table_name, new string[2] {
dbConstants.NAME, dbConstants.GUID
}, typeofsearch, param);
// Do a query on the database
// then process, grabbing first ONE Layout out of the mix
//
string temp = "";
string guid = Constants.BLANK;
if (results != null && results.Count > 0)
{
int pickme = LayoutDetails.Instance.RandomNumbers.Next(1, results.Count + 1);
temp = results [pickme - 1] [0].ToString();
guid = results [pickme - 1] [1].ToString();
}
if (Constants.BLANK != guid)
{
// we load it
LayoutInterface layoutdata = LayoutDetails.DATA_Layout(guid);
// LayoutPanelBase panel = new Layout.LayoutPanel();
layoutdata.LoadFrom(null);
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection <NoteDataInterface> listofnotes = layoutdata.GetNotes();
if (listofnotes != null && listofnotes.Count > 0)
{
int pickme = LayoutDetails.Instance.RandomNumbers.Next(1, listofnotes.Count + 1);
NoteDataInterface randomNote = (NoteDataInterface)listofnotes[pickme - 1];
temp = String.Format("Layout: {0} Note Caption: {1}", temp, randomNote.Caption);
}
}
MyDatabase.Dispose();
// additional hack is just to return the CAPTION, not the GUID, else I won't know if it worked!
return(temp);
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets the note from inside layout. Called from the LinkNote note type
/// </summary>
/// <returns>
/// The note from inside layout.
/// </returns>
/// <param name='ParentGuid'>
/// Parent GUID.
/// </param>
/// <param name='NoteGuid'>
/// Note GUID.
/// </param>
public static NoteDataInterface GetNoteFromInsideLayout(string ParentGuid, string NoteGuid)
{
if (ParentGuid == Constants.BLANK || NoteGuid == Constants.BLANK)
{
throw new Exception("Must define valid GUIDs for the Layout and the Note");
}
BaseDatabase MyDatabase = CreateDatabase();
{
// we load it
LayoutInterface layoutdata = LayoutDetails.DATA_Layout(ParentGuid);
// LayoutPanelBase panel = new Layout.LayoutPanel();
layoutdata.LoadFrom(null);
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection <NoteDataInterface> listofnotes = layoutdata.GetNotes();
if (listofnotes != null && listofnotes.Count > 0)
{
foreach (NoteDataInterface note in listofnotes)
{
if (NoteGuid == note.GuidForNote)
{
// we found the note we search for
return(note);
}
}
// int pickme = LayoutDetails.Instance.RandomNumbers.Next (1, listofnotes.Count + 1);
// NoteDataInterface randomNote = (NoteDataInterface)listofnotes[pickme-1];
//temp = String.Format ("Layout: {0} Note Caption: {1}", temp, randomNote.Caption);
}
}
return(null);
}