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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.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace DynamicProperties
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for TestForm.
	/// </summary>
	public class TestForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private Company company;
		private Person person;
		private FlatPropertyGrid pg;
		private CustomControls.Win32Controls.DropDownListBox lb_Language;
		private CustomControls.Win32Controls.ToggleButton btn_Address;
		private CustomControls.Win32Controls.ToggleButton btn_CompanyName;
		private CustomControls.Win32Controls.PushButton btn_Employees;
		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox gp_PropertyControl;
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		public TestForm()
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent();

			this.lb_Language.List.Items.Add("English");
			this.lb_Language.List.Items.Add("Romanian");
			this.lb_Language.List.Items.Add("Portugues");

			this.lb_Language.List.SelectedIndex=0;
			this.lb_Language.List.SelectedIndexChanged+= new EventHandler(lb_SelectedIndex_Changed);
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if(components != null)
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		public static void Main()
		{
			Application.Run(new TestForm());
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			DynamicProperties.Employee employee1 = new DynamicProperties.Employee();
			DynamicProperties.Employee employee2 = new DynamicProperties.Employee();
			this.person = new DynamicProperties.Person();
			this.company = new DynamicProperties.Company();
			this.pg = new DynamicProperties.FlatPropertyGrid();
			this.lb_Language = new CustomControls.Win32Controls.DropDownListBox();
			this.btn_Address = new CustomControls.Win32Controls.ToggleButton();
			this.btn_CompanyName = new CustomControls.Win32Controls.ToggleButton();
			this.btn_Employees = new CustomControls.Win32Controls.PushButton();
			this.gp_PropertyControl = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.person)).BeginInit();
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.company)).BeginInit();
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.lb_Language)).BeginInit();
			this.gp_PropertyControl.SuspendLayout();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// person
			// 
			this.person.Age = -1;
			this.person.CategoryCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand[] {
																										 new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand("Misc", true)});
			this.person.FullName = "";
			this.person.PropertyCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand[] {
																										 new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Age", true, false),
																										 new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("FullName", true, false)});
			// 
			// company
			// 
			this.company.Address = "Calea Bucuresti no 27";
			this.company.CategoryCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand[] {
																										  new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand("CompanyInfo", true),
																										  new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand("Employees", true)});
			this.company.CompanyName = "Master";
			employee1.Age = 18;
			employee1.CategoryCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand[] {
																									   new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand("EmployeeInfo", true)});
			employee1.FullName = "Tom Sawyer ";
			employee1.PropertyCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand[] {
																									   new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Age", true, false),
																									   new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("FullName", true, false)});
			employee2.Age = 16;
			employee2.CategoryCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand[] {
																									   new CustomControls.HelperClasses.CategoryCommand("EmployeeInfo", true)});
			employee2.FullName = "Huckleberry Finn ";
			employee2.PropertyCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand[] {
																									   new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Age", true, true),
																									   new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("FullName", true, false)});
			this.company.Employees.AddRange(new DynamicProperties.Employee[] {
																				 employee1,
																				 employee2});
			this.company.PropertyCommands.AddRange(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand[] {
																										  new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Address", true, false),
																										  new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("CompanyName", true, false),
																										  new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Employees", true, true)});
			// 
			// pg
			// 
			this.pg.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
			this.pg.CommandsVisibleIfAvailable = true;
			this.pg.LargeButtons = false;
			this.pg.LineColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.ScrollBar;
			this.pg.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(224, 8);
			this.pg.Name = "pg";
			this.pg.SelectedObject = this.company;
			this.pg.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(240, 288);
			this.pg.TabIndex = 5;
			this.pg.Text = "propertyGrid1";
			this.pg.ViewBackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Window;
			this.pg.ViewForeColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.WindowText;
			// 
			// lb_Language
			// 
			this.lb_Language.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 32);
			this.lb_Language.Name = "lb_Language";
			this.lb_Language.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(112, 20);
			this.lb_Language.TabIndex = 1;
			// 
			// btn_Address
			// 
			this.btn_Address.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 64);
			this.btn_Address.Name = "btn_Address";
			this.btn_Address.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(168, 24);
			this.btn_Address.TabIndex = 2;
			this.btn_Address.Text = "Toggle \"Address.ReadOnly\"";
			this.btn_Address.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btn_Address_Click);
			// 
			// btn_CompanyName
			// 
			this.btn_CompanyName.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 96);
			this.btn_CompanyName.Name = "btn_CompanyName";
			this.btn_CompanyName.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(168, 24);
			this.btn_CompanyName.TabIndex = 3;
			this.btn_CompanyName.Text = "Toggle \"CompanyName.Visible\"";
			this.btn_CompanyName.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btn_CompanyName_Click);
			// 
			// btn_Employees
			// 
			this.btn_Employees.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 128);
			this.btn_Employees.Name = "btn_Employees";
			this.btn_Employees.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(168, 24);
			this.btn_Employees.TabIndex = 4;
			this.btn_Employees.Text = "Toggle Employees[0]";
			this.btn_Employees.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.btn_Employees_Click);
			// 
			// gp_PropertyControl
			// 
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Controls.Add(this.btn_CompanyName);
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Controls.Add(this.btn_Employees);
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Controls.Add(this.lb_Language);
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Controls.Add(this.btn_Address);
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 32);
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Name = "gp_PropertyControl";
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(200, 168);
			this.gp_PropertyControl.TabIndex = 0;
			this.gp_PropertyControl.TabStop = false;
			this.gp_PropertyControl.Text = "Dynamic Property";
			// 
			// TestForm
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(472, 301);
			this.Controls.Add(this.gp_PropertyControl);
			this.Controls.Add(this.pg);
			this.Name = "TestForm";
			this.Text = "TestForm";
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.person)).EndInit();
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.company)).EndInit();
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.lb_Language)).EndInit();
			this.gp_PropertyControl.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		private void lb_SelectedIndex_Changed(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{

			if(lb_Language.List.SelectedItem!=null)
			{
				string lang="en-US";

				if(lb_Language.List.SelectedItem.ToString()=="English")
				{
					lang="en-US";
				}
				else if (lb_Language.List.SelectedItem.ToString()=="Romanian")
				{
					lang="ro-RO";
				}
				else if (lb_Language.List.SelectedItem.ToString()=="Portugues")
				{
					lang="pt-PT";			
				}
			

				System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture= new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(lang);

				pg.Refresh();
			}

		}

		

		private void btn_Address_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			if(company.PropertyCommands.Contains("Address"))
			{
				company.PropertyCommands["Address"].ReadOnly=!company.PropertyCommands["Address"].ReadOnly;
			}
			else
			{
				company.PropertyCommands.Add(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Address", true, true));
			}
			pg.Refresh();
		}

		private void btn_CompanyName_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			if(company.PropertyCommands.Contains("CompanyName"))
			{
				company.PropertyCommands["CompanyName"].Visible=!company.PropertyCommands["CompanyName"].Visible;
			}
			else
			{
				company.PropertyCommands.Add(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("CompanyName", false, false));
			}
			pg.Refresh();
		}

		private void btn_Employees_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			Employee emp=null;

			if( company.Employees.Count>0)
			{
				emp=company.Employees[0];

				if(emp.PropertyCommands.Contains("Age"))
				{
					emp.PropertyCommands["Age"].ReadOnly=!emp.PropertyCommands["Age"].ReadOnly;
				}
				else
				{
					emp.PropertyCommands.Add(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("Age", true, true));
				}

				if(emp.PropertyCommands.Contains("FullName"))
				{
					emp.PropertyCommands["FullName"].Visible=!emp.PropertyCommands["FullName"].Visible;
				}
				else
				{
					emp.PropertyCommands.Add(new CustomControls.HelperClasses.PropertyCommand("FullName", false, false));
				}

				pg.Refresh();
			}
		}

		
	}
}

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