private List <CheckBoxListTree> createCheckBoxListFrom(List <CheckBoxItem> checkedboxes)
{
List <CheckBoxListTree> chkboxList = new List <CheckBoxListTree>();
if (!checkedboxes.IsNullOrEmpty())
{
//we expect that the list to be sorted.
foreach (CheckBoxItem chkBoxItem in checkedboxes)
{
CheckBoxListTree mp1InTree;
chkBoxItem.Label = chkBoxItem.Mp3Name;
//check here if the main list contains MP1
if (checkBoxListTreeContainsMp1Name(chkBoxItem.Mp1Name, chkboxList, out mp1InTree))
{
//Mp1 exist....we have a value in mp2ChkBoxLstTree
mp1InTree.IsNullThrowException("Programming error. this should never be null.");
//does the MP2 exist in this MP1?
CheckBoxListTree mp2List;
if (checkBoxListTreeContainsMp1Name(chkBoxItem.Mp2Name, mp1InTree.Mp2List, out mp2List))
{
//Mp2List has been found.
//since the original list contains unique values and this is a new item,
//we can assume MP3 is not a part of this list... add it.
mp2List.CheckedBoxesList.Add(chkBoxItem);
}
else
{
//Mp2List has not been found.
//create a new Mp2List
mp2List = new CheckBoxListTree();
mp2List.Name = chkBoxItem.Mp2Name;
//now since this is a new list... add the MP3 to cblt_MP2
mp2List.CheckedBoxesList.Add(chkBoxItem);
mp1InTree.Mp2List.Add(mp2List);
}
if (chkBoxItem.IsTrue)
{
mp1InTree.IsActve = true;
mp2List.IsActve = true;
}
continue;
}
CheckBoxListTree cblt_MP1 = new CheckBoxListTree();
cblt_MP1.Name = chkBoxItem.Mp1Name;
//create the Mp2 as well, since it is the first
CheckBoxListTree cblt_MP2 = new CheckBoxListTree();
cblt_MP2.Name = chkBoxItem.Mp2Name;
//now since this is a new list... add the MP3 to cblt_MP2
cblt_MP2.CheckedBoxesList.Add(chkBoxItem);
if (chkBoxItem.IsTrue)
{
cblt_MP1.IsActve = true;
cblt_MP2.IsActve = true;
}
cblt_MP1.Mp2List.Add(cblt_MP2);
chkboxList.Add(cblt_MP1);
}
}
return(chkboxList);
}
bool checkBoxListTreeContainsMp1Name(string name, List <CheckBoxListTree> checkBoxListTree, out CheckBoxListTree chkboxTree)
{
chkboxTree = null;
if (!checkBoxListTree.IsNullOrEmpty())
{
foreach (CheckBoxListTree item in checkBoxListTree)
{
//this is checking for the MP name
if (item.Name == name)
{
chkboxTree = item;
return(true);
}
}
}
return(false);
}
