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Unleash PropertyGrid with Dynamic Properties and Globalization

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The article presents a way to enhance the use of the PropertyGid control with dynamic properties and globalization
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Resources;
using System.Reflection;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using CustomControls.HelperClasses;

	
namespace CustomControls.ApplicationBlocks
{
	public   class DynamicTypeDescriptor : ICustomTypeDescriptor , ISupportInitialize
	{
		private PropertyDescriptorCollection dynamicProps;
		private PropertyCommands _PropertyCommands;
		private CategoryCommands _CategoryCommands;
		
		

		 
		[Category ("Property Control")]
		[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Content)]
		[Editor(typeof(CustomCommandsCollectionEditor),typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
		public PropertyCommands PropertyCommands
		{
			get
			{
				if(_PropertyCommands==null)
				{
					_PropertyCommands= new PropertyCommands();	
				}
				return _PropertyCommands;
			}
		}

		
		[Category ("Property Control")]
		[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Content)]
		[Editor(typeof(CustomCommandsCollectionEditor),typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
		public CategoryCommands CategoryCommands 
		{
			get
			{
				if(_CategoryCommands==null)
				{
					_CategoryCommands= new CategoryCommands();
				}
				return _CategoryCommands;
			}
		}

				

		public DynamicTypeDescriptor()
		{
		
		}
	
		public bool ShouldSerializePropertyCommands(){return true;}

		public bool ShouldSerializeCategoryCommands(){return true;}


		

		protected void FillPropCommColl()
		{
			PropertyDescriptorCollection baseProps = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this,true);

			foreach( PropertyDescriptor oProp in baseProps )
			{			
				if(!oProp.DesignTimeOnly && oProp.IsBrowsable  &&  oProp.Category!="Property Control")
				{
					PropertyCommand pc= new PropertyCommand(oProp.Name,oProp.IsBrowsable, oProp.IsReadOnly);
					PropertyCommands.Add(pc);		
				}
			}
			PropertyCommands.Sort();
					
		}

		protected void FillCatCommColl()
		{
			PropertyDescriptorCollection baseProps = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this,true);

			foreach( PropertyDescriptor oProp in baseProps )
			{			
				if(!oProp.DesignTimeOnly && oProp.IsBrowsable &&  oProp.Category!="Property Control")
				{
					CategoryCommand cc= new CategoryCommand(oProp.Category, true);
					if(CategoryCommands.BinarySearch(cc)<0 )
					{
						CategoryCommands.Add(cc);
					}
				}
			}
			CategoryCommands.Sort();
					
		}
	
		public virtual void BeginInit()
		{
			
		}
		public virtual void EndInit()
		{
			if(PropertyCommands.Count==0){FillPropCommColl();}
			if(CategoryCommands.Count==0){FillCatCommColl();}
		}

	
		public  PropertyCommand[] GetPropertyCommands()
		{
			PropertyDescriptorCollection baseProps = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this,true);
			PropertyCommand[] pcs= new PropertyCommand[baseProps.Count];
			
			for (int i=0;i<baseProps.Count;i++)
			{
				pcs[i]=new PropertyCommand(baseProps[i].Name,baseProps[i].IsBrowsable,baseProps[i].IsReadOnly);
			}
			return pcs;
		}


		public virtual  string GetLocalizedName(string Name)
		{
			return Name;
		}
		
		public virtual string GetLocalizedDescription(string Description)
		{
			return Description;
		}

		
		#region "TypeDescriptor Implementation"
	
		public String GetClassName()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetClassName(this,true);
		}

		public AttributeCollection GetAttributes()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetAttributes(this,true);
		}

		public String GetComponentName()
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetComponentName(this, true);
		}

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

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

		public PropertyDescriptor GetDefaultProperty() 
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetDefaultProperty(this, true);
		}

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

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

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

		public PropertyDescriptorCollection GetProperties(Attribute[] attributes)
		{
		 
			if (!CustomControls.Functions.General.IsInDesignMode() ) 
			{
				PropertyDescriptorCollection baseProps = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this, attributes, true);
				dynamicProps = new PropertyDescriptorCollection(null);

				foreach( PropertyDescriptor oProp in baseProps )
				{
		
					if( oProp.Category!="Property Control")
					{
						if( (PropertyCommands[oProp.Name] ==null || PropertyCommands[oProp.Name].Visible) &&  (CategoryCommands[oProp.Category] ==null || CategoryCommands[oProp.Category].Visible))
						{
							dynamicProps.Add(new DynamicPropertyDescriptor(this,oProp));
						}
					}
				}
				return dynamicProps;
			}

			return TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this, attributes, true);
			
		}

		public PropertyDescriptorCollection GetProperties()
		{
			
			if ( dynamicProps == null) 
			{
				PropertyDescriptorCollection baseProps = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(this, true);
				dynamicProps = new PropertyDescriptorCollection(null);

				foreach( PropertyDescriptor oProp in baseProps )
				{			
				
					dynamicProps.Add(new DynamicPropertyDescriptor(this,oProp));
					
				}
			}
			return dynamicProps;
		}

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


	public class DynamicPropertyDescriptor : PropertyDescriptor
	{
		private PropertyDescriptor basePropertyDescriptor; 
		private DynamicTypeDescriptor instance;

		public DynamicPropertyDescriptor(DynamicTypeDescriptor instance,PropertyDescriptor basePropertyDescriptor) : base(basePropertyDescriptor)
		{
			this.instance=instance;
			this.basePropertyDescriptor = basePropertyDescriptor;
		}

		public override bool CanResetValue(object component)
		{
			return basePropertyDescriptor.CanResetValue(component);
		}

		public override Type ComponentType
		{
			get { return basePropertyDescriptor.ComponentType; }
		}

		public override object GetValue(object component)
		{
			return this.basePropertyDescriptor.GetValue(component);
		}

		public override string Description
		{
			get
			{
				return instance.GetLocalizedDescription(base.Name);
			}
		}
		public override string Category
		{
			get
			{
				return instance.GetLocalizedName(base.Category);
			}
		}

		public override string DisplayName
		{
			get
			{
				return instance.GetLocalizedName(base.Name);
			}
		}

		public override bool IsReadOnly
		{
			get
			{
				PropertyCommand pc=instance.PropertyCommands[this.Name] as PropertyCommand;
				if(pc!=null)
				{
					return pc.ReadOnly;
				}
				else
				{
					return this.basePropertyDescriptor.IsReadOnly; 
				}
			}
		}

		public override Type PropertyType
		{
			get { return this.basePropertyDescriptor.PropertyType; }
		}

		public override void ResetValue(object component)
		{
			this.basePropertyDescriptor.ResetValue(component);
		}

		public override bool ShouldSerializeValue(object component)
		{
			return this.basePropertyDescriptor.ShouldSerializeValue(component);
		}

		public override void SetValue(object component, object value)
		{
			this.basePropertyDescriptor.SetValue(component, value);
		}
	}


}

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