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//
// <copyright file="IItemContainerGenerator.cs" company="Microsoft">
// Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
//
// Description: IItemContainerGenerator interface
//
// Specs: http://avalon/connecteddata/M5%20General%20Docs/Data%20Styling.mht
//
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using System;
using System.Windows.Markup;
using MS.Internal.Data;
namespace System.Windows.Controls.Primitives
{
/// <summary>
/// Interface through which a layout element (such as a panel) marked
/// as an ItemsHost communicates with the ItemContainerGenerator of its
/// items owner.
/// </summary>
public interface IItemContainerGenerator
{
/// <summary>
/// Return the ItemContainerGenerator appropriate for use by the given panel
/// </summary>
ItemContainerGenerator GetItemContainerGeneratorForPanel(Panel panel);
/// <summary> Prepare the generator to generate, starting at the given position and direction </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method must be called before calling GenerateNext. It returns an
/// IDisposable object that tracks the lifetime of the generation loop.
/// This method sets the generator's status to GeneratingContent; when
/// the IDisposable is disposed, the status changes to ContentReady or
/// Error, as appropriate.
/// </remarks>
IDisposable StartAt(GeneratorPosition position, GeneratorDirection direction);
/// <summary> Prepare the generator to generate, starting at the given position and direction </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method must be called before calling GenerateNext. It returns an
/// IDisposable object that tracks the lifetime of the generation loop.
/// This method sets the generator's status to GeneratingContent; when
/// the IDisposable is disposed, the status changes to ContentReady or
/// Error, as appropriate.
/// </remarks>
IDisposable StartAt(GeneratorPosition position, GeneratorDirection direction, bool allowStartAtRealizedItem);
/// <summary> Return the container element used to display the next item. </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method must be called in the scope of the IDisposable returned by
/// a previous call to StartAt.
/// </remarks>
DependencyObject GenerateNext();
/// <summary> Return the container element used to display the next item.
/// When the next item has not been realized, this method returns a container
/// and sets isNewlyRealized to true. When the next item has been realized,
/// this method returns the exisiting container and sets isNewlyRealized to
/// false.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method must be called in the scope of the IDisposable returned by
/// a previous call to StartAt.
/// </remarks>
DependencyObject GenerateNext(out bool isNewlyRealized);
/// <summary>
/// Prepare the given element to act as the ItemUI for the
/// corresponding item. This includes applying the ItemUI style,
/// forwarding information from the host control (ItemTemplate, etc.),
/// and other small adjustments.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method must be called after the element has been added to the
/// visual tree, so that resource references and inherited properties
/// work correctly.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="container"> The container to prepare.
/// Normally this is the result of the previous call to GenerateNext.
/// </param>
void PrepareItemContainer(DependencyObject container);
/// <summary>
/// Remove all generated elements.
/// </summary>
void RemoveAll();
/// <summary>
/// Remove generated elements.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The position must refer to a previously generated item, i.e. its
/// Offset must be 0.
/// </remarks>
void Remove(GeneratorPosition position, int count);
/// <summary>
/// Map an index into the items collection to a GeneratorPosition.
/// </summary>
GeneratorPosition GeneratorPositionFromIndex(int itemIndex);
/// <summary>
/// Map a GeneratorPosition to an index into the items collection.
/// </summary>
int IndexFromGeneratorPosition(GeneratorPosition position);
}
/// <summary>
/// A user of the ItemContainerGenerator describes positions using this struct.
/// Some examples:
/// To start generating forward from the beginning of the item list,
/// specify position (-1, 0) and direction Forward.
/// To start generating backward from the end of the list,
/// specify position (-1, 0) and direction Backward.
/// To generate the items after the element with index k, specify
/// position (k, 0) and direction Forward.
/// </summary>
public struct GeneratorPosition
{
/// <summary>
/// Index, with respect to realized elements. The special value -1
/// refers to a fictitious element at the beginning or end of the
/// the list.
/// </summary>
public int Index { get { return _index; } set { _index = value; } }
/// <summary>
/// Offset, with respect to unrealized items near the indexed element.
/// An offset of 0 refers to the indexed element itself, an offset
/// of 1 refers to the next (unrealized) item, and an offset of -1
/// refers to the previous item.
/// </summary>
public int Offset { get { return _offset; } set { _offset = value; } }
/// <summary> Constructor </summary>
public GeneratorPosition(int index, int offset)
{
_index = index;
_offset = offset;
}
/// <summary> Return a hash code </summary>
// This is required by FxCop.
public override int GetHashCode()
{
return _index.GetHashCode() + _offset.GetHashCode();
}
/// <summary>Returns a string representation of the GeneratorPosition</summary>
public override string ToString()
{
return string.Concat("GeneratorPosition (", _index.ToString(TypeConverterHelper.InvariantEnglishUS), ",", _offset.ToString(TypeConverterHelper.InvariantEnglishUS), ")");
}
// The remaining methods are present only because they are required by FxCop.
/// <summary> Equality test </summary>
// This is required by FxCop.
public override bool Equals(object o)
{
if (o is GeneratorPosition)
{
GeneratorPosition that = (GeneratorPosition)o;
return this._index == that._index &&
this._offset == that._offset;
}
return false;
}
/// <summary> Equality test </summary>
// This is required by FxCop.
public static bool operator==(GeneratorPosition gp1, GeneratorPosition gp2)
{
return gp1._index == gp2._index &&
gp1._offset == gp2._offset;
}
/// <summary> Inequality test </summary>
// This is required by FxCop.
public static bool operator!=(GeneratorPosition gp1, GeneratorPosition gp2)
{
return !(gp1 == gp2);
}
private int _index;
private int _offset;
}
/// <summary>
/// This enum is used by the ItemContainerGenerator and its client to specify
/// the direction in which the generator produces UI.
/// </summary>
public enum GeneratorDirection
{
/// <summary> generate forward through the item collection </summary>
Forward,
/// <summary> generate backward through the item collection </summary>
Backward
}
/// <summary>
/// This enum is used by the ItemContainerGenerator to indicate its status.
/// </summary>
public enum GeneratorStatus
{
///<summary>The generator has not tried to generate content</summary>
NotStarted,
///<summary>The generator is generating containers</summary>
GeneratingContainers,
///<summary>The generator has finished generating containers</summary>
ContainersGenerated,
///<summary>The generator has finished generating containers, but encountered one or more errors</summary>
Error
}
}
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