/// <summary>
/// Highlights a box; this function is passed to the user's code as a delegate.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="box">The box to highlight.</param>
/// <param name="color">The colour to use when highlighting the box.</param>
public void HighlightBox(Box box, string color)
{
// Make sure this is executed on the UI thread
this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(DispatcherPriority.Background, new Action(delegate
{
if (box == null)
{
return;
}
try
{
box.Highlighted = true;
if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(color.Trim()))
{
Brush highlightColor = Utilities.BrushFromString(color);
box.HighlightColor = highlightColor;
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
this.Exception(e.ToString());
return;
}
}));
if (this.stopExecuting)
{
Thread.CurrentThread.Abort();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Populates the grid with boxes.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="constraint">The amount of space available to layout in.</param>
/// <returns>The amount of space used for layout.</returns>
protected override System.Windows.Size MeasureOverride(System.Windows.Size constraint)
{
int numRows = (int)(constraint.Height / BoxSize);
int numColumns = (int)(constraint.Width / BoxSize);
int capacity = numRows * numColumns;
// Regenerate the grid if it can hold a different amount of items
if (capacity != this.oldCapacity)
{
if (capacity == 0)
{
this.Children.Clear();
this.ColumnDefinitions.Clear();
this.RowDefinitions.Clear();
}
else
{
// Adjust number of rows
if (this.RowDefinitions.Count <= numRows)
{
for (int i = this.RowDefinitions.Count; i < numRows; i++)
{
this.RowDefinitions.Add(new RowDefinition() { Height = GridLength.Auto });
}
}
else
{
this.RowDefinitions.RemoveRange(numRows, this.RowDefinitions.Count - numRows);
}
// Adjust number of columns
if (this.ColumnDefinitions.Count <= numColumns)
{
for (int i = this.ColumnDefinitions.Count; i < numColumns; i++)
{
this.ColumnDefinitions.Add(new ColumnDefinition() { Width = GridLength.Auto });
}
}
else
{
this.ColumnDefinitions.RemoveRange(numColumns, this.ColumnDefinitions.Count - numColumns);
}
// Adjust number of children
if (capacity < this.oldCapacity)
{
this.Children.RemoveRange(capacity, this.oldCapacity - capacity);
}
// Re-index children
int childIndex = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < numRows; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < numColumns; j++)
{
Box square;
if (childIndex >= this.oldCapacity)
{
square = new Box();
this.Children.Add(square);
}
else
{
square = (Box)this.Children[childIndex];
}
SetRow(square, i);
SetColumn(square, j);
square.Number = childIndex;
childIndex++;
}
}
}
}
this.oldCapacity = capacity;
this.oldRows = numRows;
this.oldColumns = numColumns;
return base.MeasureOverride(constraint);
}
