/// <summary>
/// Instantiates an element without knowing its type explicitly
/// </summary>
public UIElement InstantiateElement(string name)
{
UIElement source;
if (UIElements.TryGetValue(name, out source))
{
return(UICloner.Clone(source));
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Instantiates this library by cloning the first root element
/// </summary>
public UIElement InstantiateFirstRoot()
{
foreach (UIElement uie in UIElements.Values)
{
if (uie.Parent == null)
{
return(UICloner.Clone(uie));
}
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Instantiates a copy of the element of the library identified by <paramref name="name"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TElement">The type of the element.</typeparam>
/// <param name="library">The library.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the element in the library.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public TElement InstantiateElement <TElement>(string name)
where TElement : UIElement
{
UIElement source;
if (UIElements.TryGetValue(name, out source))
{
return(UICloner.Clone(source) as TElement);
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Instantiates a copy of the element of the library identified by <paramref name="name"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TElement">The type of the element.</typeparam>
/// <param name="library">The library.</param>
/// <param name="name">The name of the element in the library.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static TElement InstantiateElement<TElement>(this UILibrary library, string name)
where TElement : UIElement
{
if (library == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(library));
UIElement source;
if (library.UIElements.TryGetValue(name, out source))
{
return UICloner.Clone(source) as TElement;
}
return null;
}
/// <summary>
/// Instantiates this library by cloning the first element of a given type
/// </summary>
public TElement InstantiateFirst <TElement>()
where TElement : UIElement
{
foreach (UIElement uie in UIElements.Values)
{
if (uie is TElement)
{
return(UICloner.Clone(uie) as TElement);
}
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Instantiates this library by cloning all root elements
/// </summary>
public List <UIElement> InstantiateAllRoots()
{
List <UIElement> elements = new List <UIElement>();
foreach (UIElement uie in UIElements.Values)
{
if (uie.Parent == null)
{
elements.Add(UICloner.Clone(uie));
}
}
return(elements);
}