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100% Reflective Class Diagram Creation Tool

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100% Reflective Class Diagram Creation Tool
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Reflection;

namespace AutoDiagramer
{
    #region Program CLASS
    /// <summary>
    /// provides the main access point, and several global variables
    /// that may be set from the <see cref="frmSettings">frmSettings</see>
    /// form. This class also provides several global methods
    /// </summary>
    public static class Program
    {
        #region Instance Fields
        //used to effect what is drawn on the class diagram

        public static bool _IncludeInterfaces = false;
        public static bool _FullConstructorDescribe = true;
        public static bool _IncludeFieldType = true;
        public static bool _IncludeMethodArgs = true;
        public static bool _IncludeMethodReturnType = true;
        public static bool _IncludePropValues = true;
        public static bool _IncludeEventType = true;
        public static bool _AllowEnumOnDiagram = false;
        public static bool _AllowDelegatesOnDiagram = false;
        public static bool _ShowPropGetters=false;
        public static bool _ShowPropSetters=false;
        public static int _MAX_Columns = 4;
        public static Color _ClassStartColor = Color.LightGray;
        public static Color _ClassEndColor = Color.White;
        public static Color _ClassBorderColor = Color.SteelBlue;
        public static string _BindingFlags="All";
        public static string _appVersion = "1.7";
        private static Random rand = new Random();
        #endregion
        #region MAIN ENTRY POINT
        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main()
        {
            Application.EnableVisualStyles();
            Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
            Application.Run(new frmMain());
        }
        #endregion
        #region Public Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the user specified BindingFlags that are used to gather reflective information about
        /// inidividual Types, within the AnalyseType method of the <see cref="ucDrawableClass">
        /// ucDrawableClass</see>
        /// </summary>
        public static BindingFlags RequiredBindings
        {
            get 
            {
                //start with some initial BindingFlags
                BindingFlags bf =   BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | 
                                    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static;
                //do a siwtch 
                switch (_BindingFlags)
                {
                    case "All":
                        bf =   BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | 
                                    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static;
                        break;
                    case "Public Only":
                        bf =   BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | 
                                    BindingFlags.Public;
                        break;
                    case "Public and Static":
                        bf =   BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | 
                                    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static;
                        break;
                    default :
                        bf =   BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.DeclaredOnly | 
                                    BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Static;
                        break;
                }
                //return the result
                return bf;
            }
        }


        /// <summary>
        /// InputBox, returns user input string
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="prompt">the prompt</param>
        /// <param name="title">the form title</param>
        /// <param name="defaultValue">the default value to use</param>
        /// <returns>the string the user entered</returns>
        public static string InputBox(string prompt,
          string title, string defaultValue)
        {
            InputBoxDialog ib = new InputBoxDialog();
            ib.FormPrompt = prompt;
            ib.FormCaption = title;
            ib.DefaultValue = defaultValue;
            ib.ShowDialog();
            string s = ib.InputResponse;
            ib.Close();
            return s;
        } 

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a random number in the range 0.0 - upperLimit
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="upperLimit">the random upper limit to return</param>
        /// <returns>A random number in the range 0.0 - upperLimit</returns>
        public static int GetRandom(int upperLimit)
        {
            return (int)rand.NextDouble() * upperLimit;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Shows an error message within a MessageBox
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="error">the error message</param>
        public static void ErrorBox(string error)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(error, "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Shows an information message within a MessageBox
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="error">the information message</param>
        public static void InfoBox(string info)
        {
            MessageBox.Show(info, "Information", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Shows a Yes/No query within a MessageBox
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="query">the query message</param>
        /// <returns>DialogResult, which is the result of the Confirmation query</returns>
        public static DialogResult YesNoBox(string query)
        {
            return MessageBox.Show(query,
                "Confirmation", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo,
                MessageBoxIcon.Question);
        }
        #endregion
    }
    #endregion
}

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