/// <summary>
/// Loads the layout information for the specified panel (rootWidget). The Layout
/// element in the XML config file contains the parent child relationship
/// between widgets starting with the form at the root. Creates
/// the root widget and all the child widgets. This gives the flexibility
/// to group control in any manner, different from the parent-child
/// relationship in the Form design.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="configFile">Full name of the xml file</param>
/// <param name="rootWidget">The panel to load layout for</param>
/// <returns>true on success</returns>
public bool Load(String configFile, Widget rootWidget)
{
bool retVal = true;
Log.Debug("configFile: " + configFile + ", rootWidget.name is " + rootWidget.Name);
ConfigFile = configFile;
var xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
if (File.Exists(configFile))
{
_rootControl = rootWidget.UIControl;
xmlDoc.Load(configFile);
XmlNode node = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/ACAT/Layout");
if (node != null)
{
// retreive color attributes for the layout
getLayoutColors(node);
RootWidget = rootWidget;
RootWidget.SetLayout(this);
// load all the children and recursively their children.
loadChildren(RootWidget, node);
}
else
{
retVal = false;
Log.Error("Could not find layout element in xml file " + configFile + ", panel: " + rootWidget.Name);
}
}
else
{
Log.Error("Could not find config file " + configFile);
retVal = false;
}
return(retVal);
}
/// <summary>
/// Using reflection, create widget with the specified Type for the
/// .NET Form control (eg a Button or a Label)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="classType">Class type of the widget</param>
/// <param name="uiControl">The form control</param>
/// <returns>created widget object</returns>
public Widget CreateWidget(Type classType, Control uiControl)
{
Widget widget = null;
try
{
Log.Debug("creating widget " + classType);
widget = (Widget)Activator.CreateInstance(classType, uiControl);
Log.IsNull("Widget created ", widget);
if (widget != null)
{
widget.SetLayout(this);
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Log.Exception(ex);
}
return(widget);
}
/// <summary>
/// Loads the layout information for the specified panel (rootWidget). The Layout
/// element in the XML config file contains the parent child relationship
/// between widgets starting with the form at the root. Creates
/// the root widget and all the child widgets. This gives the flexibility
/// to group control in any manner, different from the parent-child
/// relationship in the Form design.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="configFile">Full name of the xml file</param>
/// <param name="rootWidget">The panel to load layout for</param>
/// <returns>true on success</returns>
public bool Load(String configFile, Widget rootWidget)
{
bool retVal = true;
Log.Debug("configFile: " + configFile + ", rootWidget.name is " + rootWidget.Name);
ConfigFile = configFile;
var xmlDoc = new XmlDocument();
if (File.Exists(configFile))
{
_rootControl = rootWidget.UIControl;
xmlDoc.Load(configFile);
XmlNode node = xmlDoc.SelectSingleNode("/ACAT/Layout");
if (node != null)
{
// retreive color attributes for the layout
getLayoutColors(node);
RootWidget = rootWidget;
RootWidget.SetLayout(this);
// load all the children and recursively their children.
loadChildren(RootWidget, node);
}
else
{
retVal = false;
Log.Error("Could not find layout element in xml file " + configFile + ", panel: " + rootWidget.Name);
}
}
else
{
Log.Error("Could not find config file " + configFile);
retVal = false;
}
return retVal;
}
