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Photo Album in C#

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An article describing how to make a photo album like program.
 
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Data;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Photo_Album_Structure;
using SteepValley.Windows.Forms;

namespace Photo_Album
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for ViewPane.
	/// </summary>
	public class ViewPane : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
	{
		private System.Windows.Forms.Splitter Splitter;
		private XPExplorerBar.XPTextBox xpTextBox1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1;
		private XPExplorerBar.TaskPane taskPane1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker dateTimePicker1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label label4;
		private System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel linkLabel1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TreeView DirectoryTreeView;
		private SteepValley.Windows.Forms.XPListView PhotoItemListView;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList PhotoItemImageList;
		private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;

		public ViewPane()
		{
			// This call is required by the Windows.Forms Form Designer.
			InitializeComponent();

			// TODO: Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent call
			PhotoItemImageList.TransparentColor = Photo_Album_Structure.Settings.TransparentColor;

		}

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

		#region Component 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()
		{
			this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
			this.DirectoryTreeView = new System.Windows.Forms.TreeView();
			this.Splitter = new System.Windows.Forms.Splitter();
			this.PhotoItemListView = new SteepValley.Windows.Forms.XPListView(this.components);
			this.xpTextBox1 = new XPExplorerBar.XPTextBox();
			this.panel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
			this.taskPane1 = new XPExplorerBar.TaskPane();
			this.panel2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
			this.linkLabel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.LinkLabel();
			this.label4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.textBox3 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.textBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.label3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
			this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
			this.dateTimePicker1 = new System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePicker();
			this.PhotoItemImageList = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.components);
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.taskPane1)).BeginInit();
			this.panel2.SuspendLayout();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// DirectoryTreeView
			// 
			this.DirectoryTreeView.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
			this.DirectoryTreeView.ImageIndex = -1;
			this.DirectoryTreeView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
			this.DirectoryTreeView.Name = "DirectoryTreeView";
			this.DirectoryTreeView.SelectedImageIndex = -1;
			this.DirectoryTreeView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(232, 488);
			this.DirectoryTreeView.TabIndex = 1;
			this.DirectoryTreeView.AfterSelect += new System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewEventHandler(this.DirectoryTreeView_AfterSelect);
			// 
			// Splitter
			// 
			this.Splitter.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(232, 0);
			this.Splitter.Name = "Splitter";
			this.Splitter.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(3, 488);
			this.Splitter.TabIndex = 2;
			this.Splitter.TabStop = false;
			// 
			// PhotoItemListView
			// 
			this.PhotoItemListView.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
			this.PhotoItemListView.LargeImageList = this.PhotoItemImageList;
			this.PhotoItemListView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(235, 376);
			this.PhotoItemListView.Name = "PhotoItemListView";
			this.PhotoItemListView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(509, 112);
			this.PhotoItemListView.TabIndex = 3;
			this.PhotoItemListView.TileColumns = new int[] {
															   0,
															   1,
															   2};
			this.PhotoItemListView.View = SteepValley.Windows.Forms.ExtendedView.LargeIcon;
			// 
			// xpTextBox1
			// 
			this.xpTextBox1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F);
			this.xpTextBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 96);
			this.xpTextBox1.Multiline = true;
			this.xpTextBox1.Name = "xpTextBox1";
			this.xpTextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 88);
			this.xpTextBox1.TabIndex = 1;
			this.xpTextBox1.Text = "";
			// 
			// panel1
			// 
			this.panel1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
			this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(235, 0);
			this.panel1.Name = "panel1";
			this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(509, 216);
			this.panel1.TabIndex = 6;
			// 
			// taskPane1
			// 
			this.taskPane1.AutoScrollMargin = new System.Drawing.Size(12, 12);
			this.taskPane1.CustomSettings.GradientEndColor = System.Drawing.Color.Empty;
			this.taskPane1.CustomSettings.GradientStartColor = System.Drawing.Color.Empty;
			this.taskPane1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Right;
			this.taskPane1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(744, 0);
			this.taskPane1.Name = "taskPane1";
			this.taskPane1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 488);
			this.taskPane1.TabIndex = 4;
			this.taskPane1.Text = "taskPane1";
			// 
			// panel2
			// 
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.linkLabel1);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.label4);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.textBox3);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.textBox2);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.button2);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.button1);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.label3);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.listBox1);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.label2);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.label1);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
			this.panel2.Controls.Add(this.dateTimePicker1);
			this.panel2.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Bottom;
			this.panel2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(235, 216);
			this.panel2.Name = "panel2";
			this.panel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(509, 160);
			this.panel2.TabIndex = 7;
			// 
			// linkLabel1
			// 
			this.linkLabel1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
			this.linkLabel1.AutoSize = true;
			this.linkLabel1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.linkLabel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(424, 32);
			this.linkLabel1.Name = "linkLabel1";
			this.linkLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(78, 16);
			this.linkLabel1.TabIndex = 11;
			this.linkLabel1.TabStop = true;
			this.linkLabel1.Text = "Edit \"Subjects\"";
			// 
			// label4
			// 
			this.label4.AutoSize = true;
			this.label4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(224, 32);
			this.label4.Name = "label4";
			this.label4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(97, 16);
			this.label4.TabIndex = 10;
			this.label4.Text = "People (Subjects):";
			// 
			// textBox3
			// 
			this.textBox3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(232, 128);
			this.textBox3.Name = "textBox3";
			this.textBox3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 20);
			this.textBox3.TabIndex = 9;
			this.textBox3.Text = "textBox3";
			// 
			// textBox2
			// 
			this.textBox2.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
			this.textBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(232, 48);
			this.textBox2.Multiline = true;
			this.textBox2.Name = "textBox2";
			this.textBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(272, 80);
			this.textBox2.TabIndex = 8;
			this.textBox2.Text = "Should be a people textbox";
			// 
			// button2
			// 
			this.button2.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 104);
			this.button2.Name = "button2";
			this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(54, 18);
			this.button2.TabIndex = 7;
			this.button2.Text = "Remove";
			// 
			// button1
			// 
			this.button1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(9, 80);
			this.button1.Name = "button1";
			this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(54, 18);
			this.button1.TabIndex = 6;
			this.button1.Text = "Add";
			// 
			// label3
			// 
			this.label3.AutoSize = true;
			this.label3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 58);
			this.label3.Name = "label3";
			this.label3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(57, 16);
			this.label3.TabIndex = 5;
			this.label3.Text = "Keywords:";
			// 
			// listBox1
			// 
			this.listBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left)));
			this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(64, 56);
			this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
			this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 95);
			this.listBox1.TabIndex = 4;
			// 
			// label2
			// 
			this.label2.AutoSize = true;
			this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 34);
			this.label2.Name = "label2";
			this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(31, 16);
			this.label2.TabIndex = 3;
			this.label2.Text = "Date:";
			// 
			// label1
			// 
			this.label1.AutoSize = true;
			this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(6, 10);
			this.label1.Name = "label1";
			this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(29, 16);
			this.label1.TabIndex = 2;
			this.label1.Text = "Title:";
			// 
			// textBox1
			// 
			this.textBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)(((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
			this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(64, 8);
			this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
			this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(440, 20);
			this.textBox1.TabIndex = 1;
			this.textBox1.Text = "";
			// 
			// dateTimePicker1
			// 
			this.dateTimePicker1.CustomFormat = "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss tt";
			this.dateTimePicker1.Format = System.Windows.Forms.DateTimePickerFormat.Custom;
			this.dateTimePicker1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(64, 32);
			this.dateTimePicker1.Name = "dateTimePicker1";
			this.dateTimePicker1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 20);
			this.dateTimePicker1.TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// PhotoItemImageList
			// 
			this.PhotoItemImageList.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
			this.PhotoItemImageList.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
			// 
			// ViewPane
			// 
			this.Controls.Add(this.panel1);
			this.Controls.Add(this.panel2);
			this.Controls.Add(this.PhotoItemListView);
			this.Controls.Add(this.taskPane1);
			this.Controls.Add(this.Splitter);
			this.Controls.Add(this.DirectoryTreeView);
			this.Name = "ViewPane";
			this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(936, 488);
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.taskPane1)).EndInit();
			this.panel2.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		private Album RootAlbum;
		private TreeNode RootTreeNode;
		private Album SelectedAlbumInTreeView;
		private PhotoItem SelectedPhotoItemInListView;
		public void SetAlbum(Album album)
		{
			if(this.RootAlbum != null)
			{
				// unwire events
			}
			this.RootAlbum = album;

			this.RootTreeNode = CreateTreeNodeFromPhotoItem(this.RootAlbum, true);


			DirectoryTreeView.Nodes.Clear();
			DirectoryTreeView.Nodes.Add(this.RootTreeNode);
			this.RootTreeNode.Expand();
			DirectoryTreeView.SelectedNode = this.RootTreeNode;

			//wire up events
		}
		private void SetSelectedAlbumInTreeView(Album album)
		{
			if(this.SelectedAlbumInTreeView != null)
			{
				// un-wire events
			}
			this.SelectedAlbumInTreeView = album;
			
			this.PhotoItemListView.Items.Clear();
			
			this.PhotoItemListView.Items.AddRange(
				CreateListViewItemsFromAlbum(album));

			this.PhotoItemListView.RedrawItems();

			if(album.AlbumType == AlbumType.Album)
			{
				PhotoItemImageList.Images.Clear();
				PhotoItemListView.View = ExtendedView.Tile;
				PhotoItemListView.SelectionStyle = SelectionStyles.Regular;
			}
			else
			{
				PhotoItemImageList.Images.Clear();
				PhotoItemImageList.ImageSize = 
					new Size(Photo_Album_Structure.Settings.MaxThumbnailSize,
					Photo_Album_Structure.Settings.MaxThumbnailSize);

				PhotoItemListView.View = ExtendedView.LargeIcon;
				PhotoItemListView.SelectionStyle = SelectionStyles.BorderSelect;
				for(int i=0;i<album.Count;i++)
				{
					PhotoItemImageList.Images.Add(((Photo)album[i]).ThumbnailImage);
				}
			}
		}
		#region "TreeNode functions"
		private TreeNode GetLinkedToTreeNode(PhotoItem pi)
		{
			ArrayList PhotoItemPos = new ArrayList();
			PhotoItem t = pi;
			while(t.Parent != null)
			{
				PhotoItemPos.Add(t.ChildIndex);
				t = t.Parent;
			}
			TreeNode Node = this.RootTreeNode;
			for(int i=PhotoItemPos.Count-1;i>=0;i--)
			{
				Node = Node.Nodes[(int)PhotoItemPos[i]];
			}

			return Node;
		}
		private PhotoItem GetPhotoItemFromTreeNode(TreeNode tn)
		{
			ArrayList TreeNodePos = new ArrayList();
			//TreeNode tn = tn;
			while(tn.Parent != null)
			{
				TreeNodePos.Add(tn.Index);
				tn = tn.Parent;
			}
			PhotoItem pi = this.RootAlbum;
			for(int i=TreeNodePos.Count-1;i>=0;i--)
			{
				pi = ((Album)pi)[(int)TreeNodePos[i]];
			}

			return pi;
		}
		private TreeNode CreateTreeNodeFromPhotoItem(
			PhotoItem pi, bool onlyAlbums)
		{
			if(onlyAlbums && !(pi is Album))
				return null;
			TreeNode tn = new TreeNode();
			tn.Text = pi.ToString();

			if(pi is Album)
			{
				Album album = (Album) pi;
				TreeNode tn2;
				for(int i=0;i<album.Count;i++)
				{
					tn2 = CreateTreeNodeFromPhotoItem(album[i], onlyAlbums);
					if(tn2 != null)
						tn.Nodes.Add(tn2);
				}
			}
			return tn;
		}
		#endregion

		#region "ListItem functions"
		/*private TreeNode GetLinkedToTreeNode(PhotoItem pi)
		{
			ArrayList PhotoItemPos = new ArrayList();
			PhotoItem t = pi;
			while(t.Parent != null)
			{
				PhotoItemPos.Add(t.ChildIndex);
				t = t.Parent;
			}
			TreeNode Node = this.RootTreeNode;
			for(int i=PhotoItemPos.Count-1;i>=0;i--)
			{
				Node = Node.Nodes[(int)PhotoItemPos[i]];
			}

			return Node;
		}//*/
		private PhotoItem GetPhotoItemFromListViewItem(ListViewItem lvi)
		{
//			ArrayList TreeNodePos = new ArrayList();
//			//TreeNode tn = tn;
//			while(tn.Parent != null)
//			{
//				TreeNodePos.Add(tn.Index);
//				tn = tn.Parent;
//			}
//			PhotoItem pi = this.RootAlbum;
//			for(int i=TreeNodePos.Count-1;i>=0;i--)
//			{
//				pi = ((Album)pi)[(int)TreeNodePos[i]];
//			}
//
//			return pi;
			return null;
		}
		private XPListViewItem [] CreateListViewItemsFromAlbum(
			Album album)
		{
			XPListViewItem [] lvis = new XPListViewItem[album.Count];
			XPListViewItem lvi;
			for(int i=0;i<album.Count;i++)
			{
				lvi = new XPListViewItem();
				if(album.AlbumType == AlbumType.Photo)
				{
					lvi.Text = album[i].BeginDate.ToString();
					lvi.ImageIndex = i;
				}
				else
				{
					lvi.Text = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(album[i].Path);
					lvi.SubItems.Add(album[i].BeginDate.ToString()
						+ " - " + album[i].EndDate.ToString());
					lvi.ImageIndex = 0;
				}
				lvis[i] = lvi;
			}
			return lvis;
		}
		#endregion

		private void DirectoryTreeView_AfterSelect(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewEventArgs e)
		{
			SetSelectedAlbumInTreeView(
				(Album)GetPhotoItemFromTreeNode(e.Node));
		}
	}
}

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