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Declarative Programming Of The MVC Pattern Within The Context Of DataBinding

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Exploring the MVC pattern.
/*
 * Copyright (c) 2004 Marc Clifton
 * All Rights Reserved
 * 
 * License: GNU General Public License, see doc\license.txt
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL
 * Owner: Marc Clifton email: webmaster@knowledgeautomation.com
 * First release published:
 * http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/xmlGuiGenerator.asp
 * 2/25/04
*/

using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Xml;

namespace MyXaml.Extensions
{
	[TypeConverter(typeof(XmlDataValueTypeConverter))]
	public class XmlDataValue
	{
		protected string name;
		protected XmlDataSource src;
		protected string path;

		public string Name
		{
			get {return name;}
			set {name=value;}
		}

		public XmlDataSource Source
		{
			get {return src;}
			set {src=value;}
		}

		public string Path
		{
			get {return path;}
			set {path=value;}
		}
		
		public override string ToString()
		{
			string ret=String.Empty;
			XmlNodeList nodes=src.Document.SelectNodes(src.XPath+"/"+path);
			if (nodes != null)
			{
				if (nodes.Count==1)
				{
					ret=nodes[0].InnerText;
				}
			}
			return ret;
		}
	}

	public class XmlDataColumn
	{
		protected string columnName;
		protected string xpath;

		public String ColumnName
		{
			get {return columnName;}
			set {columnName=value;}
		}

		public String XPath
		{
			get {return xpath;}
			set {xpath=value;}
		}
	}

	[TypeConverter(typeof(XmlDataSourceTypeConverter))]
	public class XmlDataSource
	{
		protected string source;
		protected string xpath;
		protected string path;
		protected XmlDocument document;
		protected ArrayList columns;

		public string Source
		{
			get {return source;}
			set
			{
				source=value;
				document=new XmlDocument();
				try
				{
					document.Load(source);
				}
				catch(XmlException e)
				{
					Trace.WriteLine(e.Message);
				}
			}
		}

		public string XPath
		{
			get {return xpath;}
			set {xpath=value;}
		}

		public string Path
		{
			get {return path;}
			set {path=value;}
		}

		public ArrayList XmlDataColumns
		{
			get {return columns;}
		}

		public XmlDocument Document
		{
			get {return document;}
		}

		public XmlDataSource()
		{
			columns=new ArrayList();
		}

		public override string ToString()
		{
			string ret=String.Empty;
			XmlNodeList nodes;
			try
			{
				nodes=document.SelectNodes(xpath+"/"+path);
				if (nodes.Count==1)
				{
					ret=nodes[0].InnerText;
				}
				else if (nodes.Count==0)
				{
					ret="zero row return";
				}
				else
				{
					ret="multiple row return";
				}
			}
			catch(Exception e)
			{
				Trace.WriteLine(e.Message);
			}
			return ret;
		}

		public DataTable LoadDataTable()
		{
			DataTable dt=new DataTable();
			XmlNodeList nodes;
			try
			{
				nodes=document.SelectNodes(xpath+"/"+path);
				foreach(XmlDataColumn xdc in columns)
				{
					dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(xdc.ColumnName));
				}

				XmlDocument doc=new XmlDocument();
				foreach(XmlNode n in nodes)
				{
					string xml=n.OuterXml;
					doc.LoadXml(xml);
					DataRow dr=dt.NewRow();
					foreach(XmlDataColumn xdc in columns)
					{
						try
						{
							XmlNodeList nodeList=doc.SelectNodes(xdc.XPath);
							dr[xdc.ColumnName]=nodeList[0].InnerText;
						}
						catch(Exception e)
						{
							Trace.WriteLine(e.Message+"\r\nxml="+xml+"\r\nColumnName="+xdc.ColumnName);
						}
					}
					dt.Rows.Add(dr);
				}
			}
			catch(Exception e)
			{
				Trace.WriteLine(e.Message);
			}
			return dt;
		}
	}

	public class XmlDataValueTypeConverter : TypeConverter
	{
		public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type t)
		{
			if (t==typeof(String)) return true;
			if (t==typeof(decimal)) return true;
			if (t==typeof(int)) return true;
			return false;
		}

		public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object val, Type destinationType)
		{
			if (destinationType==typeof(String))
			{
				return ((XmlDataValue)val).ToString();
			}
			if (destinationType==typeof(decimal))
			{
				return Convert.ToDecimal(((XmlDataValue)val).ToString());
			}
			if (destinationType==typeof(int))
			{
				return Convert.ToInt32(((XmlDataValue)val).ToString());
			}
			return String.Empty;
		}
	}

	public class XmlDataSourceTypeConverter : TypeConverter
	{
		public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type t)
		{
//			if (t.FullName=="System.Object") return true;
			if (t==typeof(decimal)) return true;
			if (t==typeof(string)) return true;
			if (t==typeof(DataTable)) return true;
			return false;
		}

		public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, object val, Type destinationType)
		{
			object ret=null;
			XmlDataSource xds=(XmlDataSource)val;
			if (destinationType==typeof(DataTable))
			{
				ret=xds.LoadDataTable();
			}
			else if (destinationType==typeof(string))
			{
				ret=xds.ToString();
			}
			else if (destinationType==typeof(decimal))
			{
				ret=Convert.ToDecimal(xds.ToString());
			}
			return ret;
		}
	}
}

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All my life I have been passionate about architecture / software design, as this is the cornerstone to a maintainable and extensible application. As such, I have enjoyed exploring some crazy ideas and discovering that they are not so crazy after all. I also love writing about my ideas and seeing the community response. As a consultant, I've enjoyed working in a wide range of industries such as aerospace, boatyard management, remote sensing, emergency services / data management, and casino operations. I've done a variety of pro-bono work non-profit organizations related to nature conservancy, drug recovery and women's health.

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