private static void OnPropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
PropertyChangeNotifier notifier = (PropertyChangeNotifier)d;
if (null != notifier.ValueChanged)
{
notifier.ValueChanged(notifier, EventArgs.Empty);
}
}
// the meat and potatos...lays out the grid
private void ArrangeChildren()
{
// the layout strategy is:
// 1. Fill all available rows
// 2. Reduce the amount of free space at the end of each row
// 3. Fill the top rows completely
// this can be called before the control has been instantiated so _numberOfRows could be zero
if (_numberOfRows == 0)
return;
#if DEBUG
// pedantic checking of performance...
System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch st = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
st.Start();
#endif
// cache these for performance
double itemWidth = this.ItemWidth;
double itemHeight = this.ItemHeight;
Thickness itemMargin = this.ItemMargin;
int itemsCount = this.Children.Count;
// no children, no layout
if (itemsCount == 0)
return;
// cache for the children
List<RowLayoutItem> items = new List<RowLayoutItem>();
// do we need to attach a notifier to the children?
bool createItemWidthSpanChangeNotifier = false;
if (this.TrackItemWidthSpanChanges && _itemWidthSpanChangeNotifier == null)
{
createItemWidthSpanChangeNotifier = true;
_itemWidthSpanChangeNotifier = new PropertyChangeNotifier[itemsCount];
}
int totalWidth = 0;
int maxWidth = 0;
int calculatedItemWidth;
// first pass calculate the total width (in item units) and find the maximum item width
// as the total width cannot be less than this
int index = 0;
foreach (FrameworkElement item in this.Children)
{
items.Add(new RowLayoutItem() { ItemWidth = calculatedItemWidth = GridPanel.GetItemWidthSpan(item), Element = item });
if (calculatedItemWidth > maxWidth)
maxWidth = calculatedItemWidth;
totalWidth += calculatedItemWidth;
if (createItemWidthSpanChangeNotifier)
{
PropertyChangeNotifier pcn = new PropertyChangeNotifier(item, GridPanel.ItemWidthSpanProperty);
pcn.ValueChanged += this.ItemWidthSpanChanged;
_itemWidthSpanChangeNotifier[index++] = pcn;
}
}
// second pass layout the items with a width of totalWidth / _numberOfRows
// we also want to reduce the 'jaggedness' of the right hand side and so
// an optimal layout is defined where the space on the right hand side is a minimum
// where all rows have been laid out (otherwise it'll always lay it out in a single line!)
RowLayout[] optimalRows = null;
int minimumSpace = int.MaxValue;
bool allRowsFilled;
// width of one row
int rowWidth = Math.Min(maxWidth, (totalWidth / _numberOfRows) + (totalWidth % _numberOfRows > 0 ? 1 : 0));
// temporary variables held outside the loop to reuce stack allocations
RowLayout[] rows;
RowLayout rowItem;
RowLayoutItem rowLayoutItem;
#if DEBUG
int numberOfIterations = 0;
#endif
maxWidth = 0;
int space = 0;
// do this until all the elements have been laid out
do
{
// elements in each row
rows = new RowLayout[_numberOfRows];
// index into elements array
index = 0;
// check to see all rows in the layout are filled
allRowsFilled = false;
// lay out the items
for (int row = 0; row < _numberOfRows; row++)
{
// allocate the row layout
rows[row] = rowItem = new RowLayout();
// allocate elements to the row layout until they won't fit into the space or we run out of items
while (index < itemsCount && rowItem.TotalRowWidth < rowWidth)
{
// is the item to be added greater than the allowed row width
if (rowItem.TotalRowWidth + (calculatedItemWidth = (rowLayoutItem = items[index]).ItemWidth) > totalWidth)
break;
// if we're on the last row then all rows have been filled
if (!allRowsFilled && row == _numberOfRows - 1)
allRowsFilled = true;
// we can fit the item so add to the row list and increment the width
rowItem.RowItems.Add(rowLayoutItem);
index++;
// keep a copy of the maximum width
if ((rowItem.TotalRowWidth += calculatedItemWidth) > maxWidth)
maxWidth = rowItem.TotalRowWidth;
}
}
#if DEBUG
numberOfIterations++;
#endif
// if we couldn't lay out all the elements, increment the row width by 1 and try again.
if (index < itemsCount)
rowWidth++;
// if all rows filled, check for a minimum of space
// but also weigh fill from the top so that it'll look neat by multiplying by the inverse row position squared
else if (allRowsFilled)
{
// check the free space
space = 0;
// calculate the free space and add the weighting
for (int i = 0; i < _numberOfRows; i++)
space += (maxWidth - rows[i].TotalRowWidth) * (_numberOfRows - i) * (_numberOfRows - i);
// if the row has less free space, cache it
if (space < minimumSpace)
{
minimumSpace = space;
optimalRows = rows;
}
// increment the row width to test the next solution
rowWidth++;
}
}
// keep going until we have a blank last row (i.e. fails the criterion that all rows are filled)
while (allRowsFilled);
// it IS possible not to find a solution (may need to fix this) but unlikely for ItemWidthSpan = 1 or 2
if (optimalRows == null)
return;
// get the actual row width (not the guesstimate)
rowWidth = 0;
foreach (RowLayout r in optimalRows)
if (r.TotalRowWidth > rowWidth)
rowWidth = r.TotalRowWidth;
// set the Width of the canvas (obviously, don't set the height!!)
if (rowWidth > 0)
{
this.Width = (rowWidth * itemWidth) + ((itemMargin.Left + itemMargin.Right) * (rowWidth));
}
else
this.Width = 0;
// layout the items
double heightOffset = itemMargin.Top, widthOffset;
FrameworkElement elem;
foreach (RowLayout row in optimalRows)
{
widthOffset = itemMargin.Left;
foreach (RowLayoutItem item in row.RowItems)
{
Canvas.SetLeft(elem = item.Element, widthOffset);
Canvas.SetTop(elem, heightOffset);
elem.Width = ((calculatedItemWidth = item.ItemWidth) * itemWidth) + ((itemMargin.Left + itemMargin.Right) * (calculatedItemWidth - 1));
widthOffset += (calculatedItemWidth * itemWidth) + ((itemMargin.Left + itemMargin.Right) * calculatedItemWidth);
elem.Height = itemHeight;
}
heightOffset += itemHeight + itemMargin.Top + itemMargin.Bottom;
}
#if DEBUG
st.Stop();
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("GridPanel.ArrangeChildren: Number of items=" + itemsCount + ", Number of iterations=" + numberOfIterations + ", Time=" + st.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds + "ms");
#endif
}
// CTOR
public GridPanel()
{
_actualHeightChangeNotifier = new PropertyChangeNotifier(this, GridPanel.ActualHeightProperty);
_actualHeightChangeNotifier.ValueChanged += this.ActualHeightChanged;
}
// the meat and potatos...lays out the grid
private void ArrangeChildren()
{
// the layout strategy is:
// 1. Fill all available rows
// 2. Reduce the amount of free space at the end of each row
// 3. Fill the top rows completely
// this can be called before the control has been instantiated so _numberOfRows could be zero
if (_numberOfRows == 0)
{
return;
}
#if DEBUG
// pedantic checking of performance...
System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch st = new System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch();
st.Start();
#endif
// cache these for performance
double itemWidth = this.ItemWidth;
double itemHeight = this.ItemHeight;
Thickness itemMargin = this.ItemMargin;
int itemsCount = this.Children.Count;
// no children, no layout
if (itemsCount == 0)
{
return;
}
// cache for the children
List <RowLayoutItem> items = new List <RowLayoutItem>();
// do we need to attach a notifier to the children?
bool createItemWidthSpanChangeNotifier = false;
if (this.TrackItemWidthSpanChanges && _itemWidthSpanChangeNotifier == null)
{
createItemWidthSpanChangeNotifier = true;
_itemWidthSpanChangeNotifier = new PropertyChangeNotifier[itemsCount];
}
int totalWidth = 0;
int maxWidth = 0;
int calculatedItemWidth;
// first pass calculate the total width (in item units) and find the maximum item width
// as the total width cannot be less than this
int index = 0;
foreach (FrameworkElement item in this.Children)
{
items.Add(new RowLayoutItem()
{
ItemWidth = calculatedItemWidth = GridPanel.GetItemWidthSpan(item), Element = item
});
if (calculatedItemWidth > maxWidth)
{
maxWidth = calculatedItemWidth;
}
totalWidth += calculatedItemWidth;
if (createItemWidthSpanChangeNotifier)
{
PropertyChangeNotifier pcn = new PropertyChangeNotifier(item, GridPanel.ItemWidthSpanProperty);
pcn.ValueChanged += this.ItemWidthSpanChanged;
_itemWidthSpanChangeNotifier[index++] = pcn;
}
}
// second pass layout the items with a width of totalWidth / _numberOfRows
// we also want to reduce the 'jaggedness' of the right hand side and so
// an optimal layout is defined where the space on the right hand side is a minimum
// where all rows have been laid out (otherwise it'll always lay it out in a single line!)
RowLayout[] optimalRows = null;
int minimumSpace = int.MaxValue;
bool allRowsFilled;
// width of one row
int rowWidth = Math.Min(maxWidth, (totalWidth / _numberOfRows) + (totalWidth % _numberOfRows > 0 ? 1 : 0));
// temporary variables held outside the loop to reuce stack allocations
RowLayout[] rows;
RowLayout rowItem;
RowLayoutItem rowLayoutItem;
#if DEBUG
int numberOfIterations = 0;
#endif
maxWidth = 0;
int space = 0;
// do this until all the elements have been laid out
do
{
// elements in each row
rows = new RowLayout[_numberOfRows];
// index into elements array
index = 0;
// check to see all rows in the layout are filled
allRowsFilled = false;
// lay out the items
for (int row = 0; row < _numberOfRows; row++)
{
// allocate the row layout
rows[row] = rowItem = new RowLayout();
// allocate elements to the row layout until they won't fit into the space or we run out of items
while (index < itemsCount && rowItem.TotalRowWidth < rowWidth)
{
// is the item to be added greater than the allowed row width
if (rowItem.TotalRowWidth + (calculatedItemWidth = (rowLayoutItem = items[index]).ItemWidth) > totalWidth)
{
break;
}
// if we're on the last row then all rows have been filled
if (!allRowsFilled && row == _numberOfRows - 1)
{
allRowsFilled = true;
}
// we can fit the item so add to the row list and increment the width
rowItem.RowItems.Add(rowLayoutItem);
index++;
// keep a copy of the maximum width
if ((rowItem.TotalRowWidth += calculatedItemWidth) > maxWidth)
{
maxWidth = rowItem.TotalRowWidth;
}
}
}
#if DEBUG
numberOfIterations++;
#endif
// if we couldn't lay out all the elements, increment the row width by 1 and try again.
if (index < itemsCount)
{
rowWidth++;
}
// if all rows filled, check for a minimum of space
// but also weigh fill from the top so that it'll look neat by multiplying by the inverse row position squared
else if (allRowsFilled)
{
// check the free space
space = 0;
// calculate the free space and add the weighting
for (int i = 0; i < _numberOfRows; i++)
{
space += (maxWidth - rows[i].TotalRowWidth) * (_numberOfRows - i) * (_numberOfRows - i);
}
// if the row has less free space, cache it
if (space < minimumSpace)
{
minimumSpace = space;
optimalRows = rows;
}
// increment the row width to test the next solution
rowWidth++;
}
}
// keep going until we have a blank last row (i.e. fails the criterion that all rows are filled)
while (allRowsFilled);
// it IS possible not to find a solution (may need to fix this) but unlikely for ItemWidthSpan = 1 or 2
if (optimalRows == null)
{
return;
}
// get the actual row width (not the guesstimate)
rowWidth = 0;
foreach (RowLayout r in optimalRows)
{
if (r.TotalRowWidth > rowWidth)
{
rowWidth = r.TotalRowWidth;
}
}
// set the Width of the canvas (obviously, don't set the height!!)
if (rowWidth > 0)
{
this.Width = (rowWidth * itemWidth) + ((itemMargin.Left + itemMargin.Right) * (rowWidth));
}
else
{
this.Width = 0;
}
// layout the items
double heightOffset = itemMargin.Top, widthOffset;
FrameworkElement elem;
foreach (RowLayout row in optimalRows)
{
widthOffset = itemMargin.Left;
foreach (RowLayoutItem item in row.RowItems)
{
Canvas.SetLeft(elem = item.Element, widthOffset);
Canvas.SetTop(elem, heightOffset);
elem.Width = ((calculatedItemWidth = item.ItemWidth) * itemWidth) + ((itemMargin.Left + itemMargin.Right) * (calculatedItemWidth - 1));
widthOffset += (calculatedItemWidth * itemWidth) + ((itemMargin.Left + itemMargin.Right) * calculatedItemWidth);
elem.Height = itemHeight;
}
heightOffset += itemHeight + itemMargin.Top + itemMargin.Bottom;
}
#if DEBUG
st.Stop();
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("GridPanel.ArrangeChildren: Number of items=" + itemsCount + ", Number of iterations=" + numberOfIterations + ", Time=" + st.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds + "ms");
#endif
}
// CTOR
public GridPanel()
{
_actualHeightChangeNotifier = new PropertyChangeNotifier(this, GridPanel.ActualHeightProperty);
_actualHeightChangeNotifier.ValueChanged += this.ActualHeightChanged;
}