GeneratedViewAttributes

Modified on Monday, 18 July 2011 10:43 AM by 156.75.200.132 Categorized as Uncategorized
The GIS Framework provides attributes for basic rendering of common UI elements.  These can be used in the viewmodel as an alternative to constructing a dialog's layout in XAML.  This can be especially useful to speed up [DevelopingNewComponents|Developing New Components].  The following attributes are currently supported:

=====General Attributes=====
{|  class="tablesorter"
! Name !! Description !! Named Parameters
|-
| DisplayNameAttribute || Defines the text on the field label || Name (string)
|-
| ToolTipTextAttribute || Defines the tooltip text for the field || Text (string)
|-
| ResizableAttribute || Allows the window to be resized by the user
|-
| HiddenAttribute || Prevents the field from being displayed
|-
| AutoResizeAttribute || Allows the generated field to resize vertically and fill available space when the user resizes the host dialog
|}

=====Field-based Attributes=====
{|  class="tablesorter"
! Name !! Description !! Named Parameters
|-
| TextAttribute || Render field as TextBox or PasswordBox (Secret=true) || Secret (bool)
|-
| DropdownAttribute || Render field as ComboBox || optionSource (string=Field|Property|Method|Enumeration|None)
|-
| CheckAttribute || Render field as checkbox
|-
| SwitchButtonAttribute || Render field as SwitchButton (iPhone-style on/off switch)
|-
| DateAttribute || Render field as DatePicker
|-
| NumericUpDownAttribute || Render field as NumericUpDown || Minimum (int default=0), Maximum (int default=100), DecimalPlaces (int default=0), Increment (int default=1)
|-
| LabelAttribute || Render field as read-only TextBlock
|-
| ProgressAttribute || Render field as ProgressBar || Minimum (int default=0), Maximum (int default=100) 
|-
| SliderAttribute || Render field as Slider || Minimum (int default=0), Maximum (int default=100)
|-
| ListAttribute || Render field as ListBox || displayMemberPath (string)
|-
| TableAttribute || Render field as DataGrid
|-
| ChartAttribute || Render field as Chart || ChartType (ChartTypeEnum=Line|Column|Bar|Pie), IndependentAxisName (string), DependentAxisName (string)
|}


=====Action-based Attributes=====
{|  class="tablesorter"
! Name !! Description !! Named Parameters
|-
| ActionAttribute || Render method as Button
|}


=====Example=====
(((@@ csharp
[DisplayName("Dialog Created From Attributes Example")]
public class MyComponentSettingsViewModel : SettingsViewModel
{
    private static MyComponentSettingsViewModel _viewModel = new MyComponentSettingsViewModel();

    private MyComponentSettingsViewModel()
    {
        DialogServiceArgs.Id = "mycomponentsettingsviewmodel";
        DialogServiceArgs.Title = "My Component Settings";
    }

    [Hidden]
    public static MyComponentSettingsViewModel Instance
    {
        get { return _viewModel; }
    }


    [Label]
    [DisplayName("")]
    public string TextMessage
    {
        get
        {
            return "This example uses the LayoutManager to build a view based on\n" +
                    "a viewmodel with custom attributes that describe how the\n" +
                    "viewmodel should be rendered.  Actions can also be used via\n" +
                    "the ActionAttribute applied to a method.";
        }
    }


    [SwitchButton]
    [DisplayName("Switch Button")]
    [ToolTipText("Sets a boolean property and persists it to Silverlight Isolated Storage")]
    public bool MyBoolProperty
    {
        get { return StateManager.GetProperty<bool>("MyBoolProperty"); }
        set
        {
            StateManager.SetProperty("MyBoolProperty", value);
            NotifyOfPropertyChange(() => MyBoolProperty);
        }
    }


    [ActionAttribute]
    [DisplayName("Do Something Now")]
    public void DoSomething()
    {
        MessageBox.Show("Can invoke an action here.");
    }
}@@)))


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