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20 // Copyright (c) 2007 Novell, Inc.
22 // Author:
23 // Carlos Alberto Cortez <calberto.cortez@gmail.com>
26 using System;
27 using System.Collections;
28 using System.ComponentModel;
29 using System.Reflection;
31 #if NET_2_0
33 using System.Collections.Generic;
35 namespace System.Windows.Forms
37 public static class ListBindingHelper
39 public static object GetList (object list)
41 return GetList (list, String.Empty);
44 public static object GetList (object dataSource, string dataMember)
46 if (dataSource is IListSource)
47 dataSource = ((IListSource) dataSource).GetList ();
49 if (dataSource == null)
50 return null;
52 if (dataMember == null || dataMember.Length == 0)
53 return dataSource;
55 if (dataSource is IEnumerable) {
56 IEnumerator e = ((IEnumerable) dataSource).GetEnumerator ();
57 if (e == null || !e.MoveNext () || e.Current == null) {
58 PropertyDescriptorCollection properties = GetListItemProperties (dataSource);
59 if (properties [dataMember] == null)
60 throw new ArgumentException ("dataMember");
62 // Weird
63 return null;
66 dataSource = e.Current;
69 PropertyDescriptor property = GetProperty (dataSource, dataMember);
70 if (property == null)
71 throw new ArgumentException ("dataMember");
73 return property.GetValue (dataSource);
76 public static Type GetListItemType (object list)
78 return GetListItemType (list, String.Empty);
81 public static Type GetListItemType (object dataSource, string dataMember)
83 if (dataSource == null)
84 return null;
86 if (dataMember != null && dataMember.Length > 0) {
87 PropertyDescriptor property = GetProperty (dataSource, dataMember);
88 if (property == null)
89 return typeof (object);
91 return property.PropertyType;
94 if (dataSource is Array)
95 return dataSource.GetType ().GetElementType ();
97 // IEnumerable seems to have higher precedence over IList
98 if (dataSource is IEnumerable) {
99 IEnumerator enumerator = ((IEnumerable) dataSource).GetEnumerator ();
100 if (enumerator.MoveNext ())
101 return enumerator.Current.GetType ();
103 if (dataSource is IList || dataSource.GetType () == typeof (IList<>)) {
104 PropertyInfo property = GetPropertyByReflection (dataSource.GetType (), "Item");
105 return property.PropertyType;
108 // fallback to object
109 return typeof (object);
112 return dataSource.GetType ();
115 public static PropertyDescriptorCollection GetListItemProperties (object list)
117 return GetListItemProperties (list, null);
120 public static PropertyDescriptorCollection GetListItemProperties (object list, PropertyDescriptor [] listAccessors)
122 list = GetList (list);
124 if (list == null)
125 return new PropertyDescriptorCollection (null);
127 if (list is ITypedList)
128 return ((ITypedList)list).GetItemProperties (listAccessors);
130 if (listAccessors == null || listAccessors.Length == 0) {
131 Type item_type = GetListItemType (list);
132 return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties (item_type,
133 new Attribute [] { new BrowsableAttribute (true) });
136 // Take into account only the first property
137 Type property_type = listAccessors [0].PropertyType;
138 if (typeof (IList).IsAssignableFrom (property_type) ||
139 typeof (IList<>).IsAssignableFrom (property_type)) {
141 PropertyInfo property = GetPropertyByReflection (property_type, "Item");
142 return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties (property.PropertyType);
145 return new PropertyDescriptorCollection (new PropertyDescriptor [0]);
148 public static PropertyDescriptorCollection GetListItemProperties (object dataSource, string dataMember,
149 PropertyDescriptor [] listAccessors)
151 throw new NotImplementedException ();
154 public static string GetListName (object list, PropertyDescriptor [] listAccessors)
156 if (list == null)
157 return String.Empty;
159 Type item_type = GetListItemType (list);
160 return item_type.Name;
163 static PropertyDescriptor GetProperty (object obj, string property_name)
165 Attribute [] attrs = new Attribute [] { new BrowsableAttribute (true) };
167 PropertyDescriptorCollection properties;
168 if (obj is ICustomTypeDescriptor)
169 properties = ((ICustomTypeDescriptor)obj).GetProperties (attrs);
170 else
171 properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties (obj.GetType (), attrs);
173 return properties [property_name];
177 // Need to use reflection as we need to bypass the TypeDescriptor.GetProperties () limitations
179 static PropertyInfo GetPropertyByReflection (Type type, string property_name)
181 foreach (PropertyInfo prop in type.GetProperties (BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance))
182 if (prop.Name == property_name)
183 return prop;
185 return null;
190 #endif