CodeDOM Classes for Solution and Project Files (Part 5)

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Windows.Data;

namespace Nova.Studio
{
    /// <summary>
    /// String converter that trims whitespace and limits strings to a few lines (for use by data bound to XAML).
    /// </summary>
    [ValueConversion(typeof(string), typeof(string))]
    public class StringConverterTrim : IValueConverter
    {
        public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            // Truncate messages to N lines of text maximum with an ellipsis on line N+1
            const int maxLines = 3;
            string text = value.ToString();
            int start = 0;
            for (int i = 0; i < maxLines; ++i)
            {
                start = text.IndexOf('\n', start);
                if (start == -1) break;
                ++start;
            }

            // Truncate message if necessary, and trim leading and trailing whitespace
            return ((start < 0 || text.IndexOf('\n', start) == -1) ? text.Trim() : (text.Substring(0, start).Trim() + "\n..."));
        }

        public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
        {
            throw new NotImplementedException();
        }
    }
}