Slink Framework - Strongly Typed URLs for ASP.NET

/*********************************************************************
 *
 *  PropertyBag.cs
 *  --------------
 *  Copyright (C) 2002  Tony Allowatt
 *  Last Update: 12/14/2002
 * 
 *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY
 *  OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE
 *  LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY ARISING FROM,
 *  OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OF THIS
 *  SOFTWARE.
 * 
 *  Public types defined in this file:
 *  ----------------------------------
 *  namespace Flobbster.Windows.Forms
 *     class PropertySpec
 *     class PropertySpecEventArgs
 *     delegate PropertySpecEventHandler
 *     class PropertyBag
 *        class PropertyBag.PropertySpecCollection
 *     class PropertyTable
 *
 ********************************************************************/
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing.Design;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

namespace TaHoGen
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Represents a single property in a PropertySpec.
	/// </summary>
	public class PropertySpec
	{
		private Attribute[] attributes;
		private string category;
		private object defaultValue;
		private string description;
		private string editor;
		private string name;
		private string type;
		private string typeConverter;

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type) : this(name, type, null, null, null) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, null, null, null) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category) : this(name, type, category, null, null) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category"></param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, null, null) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category, string description) :
			this(name, type, category, description, null) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category, string description) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, description, null) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category, string description, object defaultValue)
		{
			this.name = name;
			this.type = type;
			this.category = category;
			this.description = description;
			this.defaultValue = defaultValue;
			this.attributes = null;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category, string description, object defaultValue) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, description, defaultValue) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The fully qualified name of the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The fully qualified name of the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			string editor, string typeConverter) : this(name, type, category, description, defaultValue)
		{
			this.editor = editor;
			this.typeConverter = typeConverter;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The fully qualified name of the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The fully qualified name of the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			string editor, string typeConverter) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, description, defaultValue, editor, typeConverter) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The Type that represents the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The fully qualified name of the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			Type editor, string typeConverter) :
			this(name, type, category, description, defaultValue, editor.AssemblyQualifiedName,
			typeConverter) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The Type that represents the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The fully qualified name of the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			Type editor, string typeConverter) : 
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, description, defaultValue,
			editor.AssemblyQualifiedName, typeConverter) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The fully qualified name of the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The Type that represents the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			string editor, Type typeConverter) :
			this(name, type, category, description, defaultValue, editor, typeConverter.AssemblyQualifiedName) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The fully qualified name of the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The Type that represents the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			string editor, Type typeConverter) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, description, defaultValue, editor,
			typeConverter.AssemblyQualifiedName) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">The fully qualified name of the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The Type that represents the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The Type that represents the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, string type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			Type editor, Type typeConverter) :
			this(name, type, category, description, defaultValue, editor.AssemblyQualifiedName,
			typeConverter.AssemblyQualifiedName) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpec class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="name">The name of the property displayed in the property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="type">A Type that represents the type of the property.</param>
		/// <param name="category">The category under which the property is displayed in the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="description">A string that is displayed in the help area of the
		/// property grid.</param>
		/// <param name="defaultValue">The default value of the property, or null if there is
		/// no default value.</param>
		/// <param name="editor">The Type that represents the type of the editor for this
		/// property.  This type must derive from UITypeEditor.</param>
		/// <param name="typeConverter">The Type that represents the type of the type
		/// converter for this property.  This type must derive from TypeConverter.</param>
		public PropertySpec(string name, Type type, string category, string description, object defaultValue,
			Type editor, Type typeConverter) :
			this(name, type.AssemblyQualifiedName, category, description, defaultValue,
			editor.AssemblyQualifiedName, typeConverter.AssemblyQualifiedName) { }

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets a collection of additional Attributes for this property.  This can
		/// be used to specify attributes beyond those supported intrinsically by the
		/// PropertySpec class, such as ReadOnly and Browsable.
		/// </summary>
		public Attribute[] Attributes
		{
			get { return attributes; }
			set { attributes = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the category name of this property.
		/// </summary>
		public string Category
		{
			get { return category; }
			set { category = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the fully qualified name of the type converter
		/// type for this property.
		/// </summary>
		public string ConverterTypeName
		{
			get { return typeConverter; }
			set { typeConverter = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the default value of this property.
		/// </summary>
		public object DefaultValue
		{
			get { return defaultValue; }
			set { defaultValue = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the help text description of this property.
		/// </summary>
		public string Description
		{
			get { return description; }
			set { description = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the fully qualified name of the editor type for
		/// this property.
		/// </summary>
		public string EditorTypeName
		{
			get { return editor; }
			set { editor = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the name of this property.
		/// </summary>
		public string Name
		{
			get { return name; }
			set { name = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the fully qualfied name of the type of this
		/// property.
		/// </summary>
		public string TypeName
		{
			get { return type; }
			set { type = value; }
		}
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Provides data for the GetValue and SetValue events of the PropertyBag class.
	/// </summary>
	public class PropertySpecEventArgs : EventArgs
	{
		private PropertySpec property;
		private object val;

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpecEventArgs class.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="property">The PropertySpec that represents the property whose
		/// value is being requested or set.</param>
		/// <param name="val">The current value of the property.</param>
		public PropertySpecEventArgs(PropertySpec property, object val)
		{
			this.property = property;
			this.val = val;
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the PropertySpec that represents the property whose value is being
		/// requested or set.
		/// </summary>
		public PropertySpec Property
		{
			get { return property; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the current value of the property.
		/// </summary>
		public object Value
		{
			get { return val; }
			set { val = value; }
		}
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// Represents the method that will handle the GetValue and SetValue events of the
	/// PropertyBag class.
	/// </summary>
	public delegate void PropertySpecEventHandler(object sender, PropertySpecEventArgs e);

	/// <summary>
	/// Represents a collection of custom properties that can be selected into a
	/// PropertyGrid to provide functionality beyond that of the simple reflection
	/// normally used to query an object's properties.
	/// </summary>
	[Serializable]
	public class PropertyBag : ICustomTypeDescriptor
	{
		#region PropertySpecCollection class definition
		/// <summary>
		/// Encapsulates a collection of PropertySpec objects.
		/// </summary>
		[Serializable]
			public class PropertySpecCollection : IList
		{
			private ArrayList innerArray;
			
			/// <summary>
			/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertySpecCollection class.
			/// </summary>
			public PropertySpecCollection()
			{
				innerArray = new ArrayList();
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets the number of elements in the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <value>
			/// The number of elements contained in the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </value>
			public int Count
			{
				get { return innerArray.Count; }
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets a value indicating whether the PropertySpecCollection has a fixed size.
			/// </summary>
			/// <value>
			/// true if the PropertySpecCollection has a fixed size; otherwise, false.
			/// </value>
			public bool IsFixedSize
			{
				get { return false; }
			}
			
			/// <summary>
			/// Gets a value indicating whether the PropertySpecCollection is read-only.
			/// </summary>
			public bool IsReadOnly
			{
				get { return false; }
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets a value indicating whether access to the collection is synchronized (thread-safe).
			/// </summary>
			/// <value>
			/// true if access to the PropertySpecCollection is synchronized (thread-safe); otherwise, false.
			/// </value>
			public bool IsSynchronized
			{
				get { return false; }
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets an object that can be used to synchronize access to the collection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <value>
			/// An object that can be used to synchronize access to the collection.
			/// </value>
			object ICollection.SyncRoot
			{
				get { return null; }
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Gets or sets the element at the specified index.
			/// In C#, this property is the indexer for the PropertySpecCollection class.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="index">The zero-based index of the element to get or set.</param>
			/// <value>
			/// The element at the specified index.
			/// </value>
			public PropertySpec this[int index]
			{
				get { return (PropertySpec)innerArray[index]; }
				set { innerArray[index] = value; }
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Adds a PropertySpec to the end of the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="value">The PropertySpec to be added to the end of the PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			/// <returns>The PropertySpecCollection index at which the value has been added.</returns>
			public int Add(PropertySpec value)
			{
				int index = innerArray.Add(value);

				return index;
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Adds the elements of an array of PropertySpec objects to the end of the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="array">The PropertySpec array whose elements should be added to the end of the
			/// PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			public void AddRange(PropertySpec[] array)
			{
				innerArray.AddRange(array);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Removes all elements from the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			public void Clear()
			{
				innerArray.Clear();
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Determines whether a PropertySpec is in the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="item">The PropertySpec to locate in the PropertySpecCollection. The element to locate
			/// can be a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).</param>
			/// <returns>true if item is found in the PropertySpecCollection; otherwise, false.</returns>
			public bool Contains(PropertySpec item)
			{
				return innerArray.Contains(item);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Determines whether a PropertySpec with the specified name is in the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="name">The name of the PropertySpec to locate in the PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			/// <returns>true if item is found in the PropertySpecCollection; otherwise, false.</returns>
			public bool Contains(string name)
			{
				foreach(PropertySpec spec in innerArray)
					if(spec.Name == name)
						return true;

				return false;
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Copies the entire PropertySpecCollection to a compatible one-dimensional Array, starting at the
			/// beginning of the target array.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="array">The one-dimensional Array that is the destination of the elements copied
			/// from PropertySpecCollection. The Array must have zero-based indexing.</param>
			public void CopyTo(PropertySpec[] array)
			{
				innerArray.CopyTo(array);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Copies the PropertySpecCollection or a portion of it to a one-dimensional array.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="array">The one-dimensional Array that is the destination of the elements copied
			/// from the collection.</param>
			/// <param name="index">The zero-based index in array at which copying begins.</param>
			public void CopyTo(PropertySpec[] array, int index)
			{
				innerArray.CopyTo(array, index);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Returns an enumerator that can iterate through the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <returns>An IEnumerator for the entire PropertySpecCollection.</returns>
			public IEnumerator GetEnumerator()
			{
				return innerArray.GetEnumerator();
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Searches for the specified PropertySpec and returns the zero-based index of the first
			/// occurrence within the entire PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="value">The PropertySpec to locate in the PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			/// <returns>The zero-based index of the first occurrence of value within the entire PropertySpecCollection,
			/// if found; otherwise, -1.</returns>
			public int IndexOf(PropertySpec value)
			{
				return innerArray.IndexOf(value);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Searches for the PropertySpec with the specified name and returns the zero-based index of
			/// the first occurrence within the entire PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="name">The name of the PropertySpec to locate in the PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			/// <returns>The zero-based index of the first occurrence of value within the entire PropertySpecCollection,
			/// if found; otherwise, -1.</returns>
			public int IndexOf(string name)
			{
				int i = 0;

				foreach(PropertySpec spec in innerArray)
				{
					if(spec.Name == name)
						return i;

					i++;
				}

				return -1;
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Inserts a PropertySpec object into the PropertySpecCollection at the specified index.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="index">The zero-based index at which value should be inserted.</param>
			/// <param name="value">The PropertySpec to insert.</param>
			public void Insert(int index, PropertySpec value)
			{
				innerArray.Insert(index, value);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Removes the first occurrence of a specific object from the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="obj">The PropertySpec to remove from the PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			public void Remove(PropertySpec obj)
			{
				innerArray.Remove(obj);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Removes the property with the specified name from the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="name">The name of the PropertySpec to remove from the PropertySpecCollection.</param>
			public void Remove(string name)
			{
				int index = IndexOf(name);
				RemoveAt(index);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Removes the object at the specified index of the PropertySpecCollection.
			/// </summary>
			/// <param name="index">The zero-based index of the element to remove.</param>
			public void RemoveAt(int index)
			{
				innerArray.RemoveAt(index);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// Copies the elements of the PropertySpecCollection to a new PropertySpec array.
			/// </summary>
			/// <returns>A PropertySpec array containing copies of the elements of the PropertySpecCollection.</returns>
			public PropertySpec[] ToArray()
			{
				return (PropertySpec[])innerArray.ToArray(typeof(PropertySpec));
			}

			#region Explicit interface implementations for ICollection and IList
			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			void ICollection.CopyTo(Array array, int index)
			{
				CopyTo((PropertySpec[])array, index);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			int IList.Add(object value)
			{
				return Add((PropertySpec)value);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			bool IList.Contains(object obj)
			{
				return Contains((PropertySpec)obj);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			object IList.this[int index]
			{
				get
				{
					return ((PropertySpecCollection)this)[index];
				}
				set
				{
					((PropertySpecCollection)this)[index] = (PropertySpec)value;
				}
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			int IList.IndexOf(object obj)
			{
				return IndexOf((PropertySpec)obj);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			void IList.Insert(int index, object value)
			{
				Insert(index, (PropertySpec)value);
			}

			/// <summary>
			/// This member supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
			/// </summary>
			void IList.Remove(object value)
			{
				Remove((PropertySpec)value);
			}
			#endregion
		}
		#endregion
		#region PropertySpecDescriptor class definition
		private class PropertySpecDescriptor : PropertyDescriptor
		{
			private PropertyBag bag;
			private PropertySpec item;

			public PropertySpecDescriptor(PropertySpec item, PropertyBag bag, string name, Attribute[] attrs) :
				base(name, attrs)
			{
				this.bag = bag;
				this.item = item;
			}

			public override Type ComponentType
			{
				get { return item.GetType(); }
			}

			public override bool IsReadOnly
			{
				get { return (Attributes.Matches(ReadOnlyAttribute.Yes)); }
			}

			public override Type PropertyType
			{
				get { return Type.GetType(item.TypeName); }
			}

			public override bool CanResetValue(object component)
			{
				if(item.DefaultValue == null)
					return false;
				else
					return !this.GetValue(component).Equals(item.DefaultValue);
			}

			public override object GetValue(object component)
			{
				// Have the property bag raise an event to get the current value
				// of the property.

				PropertySpecEventArgs e = new PropertySpecEventArgs(item, null);
				bag.OnGetValue(e);
				return e.Value;
			}

			public override void ResetValue(object component)
			{
				SetValue(component, item.DefaultValue);
			}

			public override void SetValue(object component, object value)
			{
				// Have the property bag raise an event to set the current value
				// of the property.

				PropertySpecEventArgs e = new PropertySpecEventArgs(item, value);
				bag.OnSetValue(e);
			}

			public override bool ShouldSerializeValue(object component)
			{
				object val = this.GetValue(component);

				if(item.DefaultValue == null && val == null)
					return false;
				else
					return !val.Equals(item.DefaultValue);
			}
		}
		#endregion

		private string defaultProperty;
		private PropertySpecCollection properties;

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertyBag class.
		/// </summary>
		public PropertyBag()
		{
			defaultProperty = null;
			properties = new PropertySpecCollection();
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the name of the default property in the collection.
		/// </summary>
		public string DefaultProperty
		{
			get { return defaultProperty; }
			set { defaultProperty = value; }
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets the collection of properties contained within this PropertyBag.
		/// </summary>
		public PropertySpecCollection Properties
		{
			get { return properties; }
		}
		public virtual bool HasProperty(string propertyName)
		{
			bool result = false;
			foreach(PropertySpec ps in properties)
			{
				if (ps.Name == propertyName)
					return true;
			}

			return result;
		}
		internal object GetPropertyValue(string propertyName)
		{
			// Search for the property that matches that name
			foreach(PropertySpec ps in properties)
			{
				if (ps.Name == propertyName)
					return GetPropertyValue(ps);
			}

			return null;
		}
		internal object GetPropertyValue(PropertySpec property)
		{
			PropertySpecEventArgs args = new PropertySpecEventArgs(property, null);
			if (GetValue != null)
				GetValue(this, args);

			return args.Value;
		}
		
		
		/// <summary>
		/// Occurs when a PropertyGrid requests the value of a property.
		/// </summary>
		public event PropertySpecEventHandler GetValue;

		/// <summary>
		/// Occurs when the user changes the value of a property in a PropertyGrid.
		/// </summary>
		public event PropertySpecEventHandler SetValue;

		/// <summary>
		/// Raises the GetValue event.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="e">A PropertySpecEventArgs that contains the event data.</param>
		protected virtual void OnGetValue(PropertySpecEventArgs e)
		{
			if(GetValue != null)
				GetValue(this, e);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Raises the SetValue event.
		/// </summary>
		/// <param name="e">A PropertySpecEventArgs that contains the event data.</param>
		protected virtual void OnSetValue(PropertySpecEventArgs e)
		{
			if(SetValue != null)
				SetValue(this, e);
		}

		#region ICustomTypeDescriptor explicit interface definitions
		// Most of the functions required by the ICustomTypeDescriptor are
		// merely pssed on to the default TypeDescriptor for this type,
		// which will do something appropriate.  The exceptions are noted
		// below.
		AttributeCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetAttributes()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(this, true);
		}

		public virtual string GetClassName()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetClassName(this, true);
		}

		string ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetComponentName()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetComponentName(this, true);
		}

		TypeConverter ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetConverter()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(this, true);
		}

		EventDescriptor ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetDefaultEvent()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetDefaultEvent(this, true);
		}

		PropertyDescriptor ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetDefaultProperty()
		{
			// This function searches the property list for the property
			// with the same name as the DefaultProperty specified, and
			// returns a property descriptor for it.  If no property is
			// found that matches DefaultProperty, a null reference is
			// returned instead.

			PropertySpec propertySpec = null;
			if(defaultProperty != null)
			{
				int index = properties.IndexOf(defaultProperty);
				propertySpec = properties[index];
			}

			if(propertySpec != null)
				return new PropertySpecDescriptor(propertySpec, this, propertySpec.Name, null);
			else
				return null;
		}

		object ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetEditor(Type editorBaseType)
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetEditor(this, editorBaseType, true);
		}

		EventDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetEvents()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetEvents(this, true);
		}

		EventDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetEvents(Attribute[] attributes)
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetEvents(this, attributes, true);
		}

		PropertyDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetProperties()
		{
			return ((ICustomTypeDescriptor)this).GetProperties(new Attribute[0]);
		}

		PropertyDescriptorCollection ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetProperties(Attribute[] attributes)
		{
			// Rather than passing this function on to the default TypeDescriptor,
			// which would return the actual properties of PropertyBag, I construct
			// a list here that contains property descriptors for the elements of the
			// Properties list in the bag.

			ArrayList props = new ArrayList();

			foreach(PropertySpec property in properties)
			{
				ArrayList attrs = new ArrayList();

				// If a category, description, editor, or type converter are specified
				// in the PropertySpec, create attributes to define that relationship.
				if(property.Category != null)
					attrs.Add(new CategoryAttribute(property.Category));

				if(property.Description != null)
					attrs.Add(new DescriptionAttribute(property.Description));

				if(property.EditorTypeName != null)
					attrs.Add(new EditorAttribute(property.EditorTypeName, typeof(UITypeEditor)));

				if(property.ConverterTypeName != null)
					attrs.Add(new TypeConverterAttribute(property.ConverterTypeName));

				// Additionally, append the custom attributes associated with the
				// PropertySpec, if any.
				if(property.Attributes != null)
					attrs.AddRange(property.Attributes);

				Attribute[] attrArray = (Attribute[])attrs.ToArray(typeof(Attribute));

				// Create a new property descriptor for the property item, and add
				// it to the list.
				PropertySpecDescriptor pd = new PropertySpecDescriptor(property,
					this, property.Name, attrArray);
				props.Add(pd);
			}

			// Convert the list of PropertyDescriptors to a collection that the
			// ICustomTypeDescriptor can use, and return it.
			PropertyDescriptor[] propArray = (PropertyDescriptor[])props.ToArray(
				typeof(PropertyDescriptor));
			return new PropertyDescriptorCollection(propArray);
		}

		object ICustomTypeDescriptor.GetPropertyOwner(PropertyDescriptor pd)
		{
			return this;
		}
		#endregion
	}

	/// <summary>
	/// An extension of PropertyBag that manages a table of property values, in
	/// addition to firing events when property values are requested or set.
	/// </summary>
	public class PropertyTable : PropertyBag
	{
		private Hashtable propValues;

		/// <summary>
		/// Initializes a new instance of the PropertyTable class.
		/// </summary>
		public PropertyTable()
		{
			this.GetValue +=new PropertySpecEventHandler(PropertyTable_GetValue);
			this.SetValue +=new PropertySpecEventHandler(PropertyTable_SetValue);
			propValues = new Hashtable();
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Gets or sets the value of the property with the specified name.
		/// <p>In C#, this property is the indexer of the PropertyTable class.</p>
		/// </summary>
		public object this[string key]
		{
			get { return propValues[key]; }
			set 
			{ 
				// If the property doesn't already exist, create it

				if (base.HasProperty(key) == false)
				{
					PropertySpec spec = new PropertySpec(key, value.GetType());
					Properties.Add(spec);
				}
				propValues[key] = value; 
			}
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clears the values in the property table.
		/// </summary>
		public void Clear()
		{
			propValues.Clear();
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// This member overrides PropertyBag.OnGetValue.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void OnGetValue(PropertySpecEventArgs e)
		{
			e.Value = propValues[e.Property.Name];
			base.OnGetValue(e);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// This member overrides PropertyBag.OnSetValue.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void OnSetValue(PropertySpecEventArgs e)
		{
			propValues[e.Property.Name] = e.Value;
			base.OnSetValue(e);
		}

		public override bool HasProperty(string propertyName)
		{
			return propValues.ContainsKey(propertyName);
		}

		private void PropertyTable_GetValue(object sender, PropertySpecEventArgs e)
		{
			e.Value = this[e.Property.Name];
		}

		private void PropertyTable_SetValue(object sender, PropertySpecEventArgs e)
		{
			this[e.Property.Name] = e.Value;
		}
	}
}