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Migrate from Basic to MVVM and MEF Composable Patterns for a Silverlight Application - Part 3

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The article series shows how to upgrade a Silverlight application having basic patterns to the MVVM and MEF composable patterns with easy approaches and detailed coding explanations.
using System;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using GalaSoft.MvvmLight;
using GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Messaging;
using ProductApp.Common;

namespace ProductApp.Main.Views
{
    public partial class MainPage : UserControl
    {
        private ModuleCatalogService _catalogService = ModuleCatalogService.Instance;

        public MainPage()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            // Register MVVMLight messages
            Messenger.Default.Register(this, MessageToken.LoadScreenMessage, new Action<string>(OnLoadScreenMessage));
            Messenger.Default.Register(this, MessageToken.RaiseErrorMessage, new Action<Exception>(OnRaiseErrorMessage));
            Messenger.Default.Register(this, MessageToken.UseDialogMessage, new Action<DialogMessage>(OnUseDialogMessage));

            if (!ViewModelBase.IsInDesignModeStatic)
            {
                // Import the ViewModel module into the View DataContext so that 
                // the members of the ViewModel can be exposed
                DataContext = _catalogService.GetModule(ModuleID.MainPageViewModel);
            }
        }

        // Method to be executed when receiving the message
        private void OnLoadScreenMessage(string moduleId) 
        {           
            object newScreen;
            try
            {
                // Import selected View module and then
                // set the commandArg for UI changes
                switch (moduleId)
                {
                    case ModuleID.ProductListView:
                        newScreen = _catalogService.GetModule(ModuleID.ProductListView);
                        break;
                    case ModuleID.AnotherScreenView:
                        newScreen = _catalogService.GetModule(ModuleID.AnotherScreenView);
                        break;
                    case ModuleID.AnotherXapView:
                        newScreen = _catalogService.GetModule(ModuleID.AnotherXapView);
                        break;
                    default:
                        throw new NotImplementedException();
                }

                // Set the existing View module as object of ICleanup type                 
                var viewToCleanUp = MainContent.Content as ICleanup;
                if (viewToCleanUp != null)
                {
                    // Start clean-up by calling Cleanup() in the existing View
                    viewToCleanUp.Cleanup();

                    // Remove the existing View from Category Service - the last step
                    _catalogService.ReleaseModule((IModule)MainContent.Content);
                }

                // Set the new screen
                MainContent.Content = newScreen;

                // Set link button properties
                SetLinkButtonState(moduleId);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                OnRaiseErrorMessage(ex);
            }
        }

        // UI
        private void SetLinkButtonState(string buttonArg)
        {
            foreach (UIElement child in LinksStackPanel.Children)
            {
                HyperlinkButton hb = child as HyperlinkButton;
                if (hb != null && hb.Command != null)
                {
                    if (hb.CommandParameter.ToString().Equals(buttonArg))
                    {
                        VisualStateManager.GoToState(hb, "ActiveLink", true);
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        VisualStateManager.GoToState(hb, "InactiveLink", true);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        private void OnRaiseErrorMessage(Exception ex)
        {
            // Error message display
            ChildWindow errorWin = new ErrorWindow(ex.Message, ex.StackTrace);
            errorWin.Show();
        }

        private void OnUseDialogMessage(DialogMessage dialogMessage)
        {
            // MVVMLight DialogMessage callback processes
            if (dialogMessage != null)
            {
                MessageBoxResult result = MessageBox.Show(dialogMessage.Content,
                    dialogMessage.Caption, dialogMessage.Button);
                dialogMessage.ProcessCallback(result);
            }
        }
    }
}

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Shenwei is a software developer and architect, and has been working on business applications using Microsoft and Oracle technologies since 1996. He obtained Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in 1998 and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in 1999. He has experience in ASP.NET, C#, Visual Basic, Windows and Web Services, Silverlight, WPF, JavaScript/AJAX, HTML, SQL Server, and Oracle.

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