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An introduction into WPF Dependancy Properties.
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows
Imports System.Windows.Controls
Imports System.Windows.Data
Imports System.Windows.Documents
Imports System.Windows.Input
Imports System.Windows.Media
Imports System.Windows.Media.Imaging
Imports System.Windows.Navigation
Imports System.Windows.Shapes

''' <summary> 
''' This is a ValidatingDP class that has a CurrentReading DP 
''' </summary> 
Public Class Gauge
    Inherits Control
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
    End Sub

#Region "CurrentReading DP"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' CurrentReading 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Shared ReadOnly CurrentReadingProperty As DependencyProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("CurrentReading", GetType(Double), GetType(Gauge), New FrameworkPropertyMetadata([Double].NaN, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.None, New PropertyChangedCallback(AddressOf OnCurrentReadingChanged), New CoerceValueCallback(AddressOf CoerceCurrentReading)), New ValidateValueCallback(AddressOf IsValidReading))

    'property accessors 
    Public Property CurrentReading() As Double
        Get
            Return CDbl(GetValue(CurrentReadingProperty))
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Double)
            SetValue(CurrentReadingProperty, value)
        End Set
    End Property
#End Region

#Region "MinReading DP"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' MinReading DP 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Shared ReadOnly MinReadingProperty As DependencyProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("MinReading", GetType(Double), GetType(Gauge), New FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Double.NaN, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.None, New PropertyChangedCallback(AddressOf OnMinReadingChanged), New CoerceValueCallback(AddressOf CoerceMinReading)), New ValidateValueCallback(AddressOf IsValidReading))

    'property accessors 
    Public Property MinReading() As Double
        Get
            Return CDbl(GetValue(MinReadingProperty))
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Double)
            SetValue(MinReadingProperty, value)
        End Set
    End Property
#End Region

#Region "MaxReading DP"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' MaxReading 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Shared ReadOnly MaxReadingProperty As DependencyProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("MaxReading", GetType(Double), GetType(Gauge), New FrameworkPropertyMetadata(Double.NaN, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.None, New PropertyChangedCallback(AddressOf OnMaxReadingChanged), New CoerceValueCallback(AddressOf CoerceMaxReading)), New ValidateValueCallback(AddressOf IsValidReading))

    'property accessors 
    Public Property MaxReading() As Double
        Get
            Return CDbl(GetValue(MaxReadingProperty))
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Double)
            SetValue(MaxReadingProperty, value)
        End Set
    End Property
#End Region

#Region "CurrentReading Callbacks/validation/Coerces"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' Coerce CurrentReading value if not within limits 
    ''' </summary> 
    Private Shared Function CoerceCurrentReading(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal value As Object) As Object
        Dim g As Gauge = DirectCast(d, Gauge)
        Dim current As Double = CDbl(value)
        If current < g.MinReading Then
            current = g.MinReading
        End If
        If current > g.MaxReading Then
            current = g.MaxReading
        End If
        Return current
    End Function

    Private Shared Sub OnCurrentReadingChanged(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal e As DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs)
        d.CoerceValue(MinReadingProperty)
        'invokes the CoerceValueCallback delegate ("CoerceMinReading") 
        d.CoerceValue(MaxReadingProperty)
        'invokes the CoerceValueCallback delegate ("CoerceMaxReading") 
    End Sub
#End Region

#Region "MinReading Callbacks/validation/Coerces"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' Coerce MinReading value if not within limits 
    ''' </summary> 
    Private Shared Sub OnMinReadingChanged(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal e As DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs)
        d.CoerceValue(MaxReadingProperty)
        'invokes the CoerceValueCallback delegate ("CoerceMaxReading") 
        d.CoerceValue(CurrentReadingProperty)
        'invokes the CoerceValueCallback delegate ("CoerceCurrentReading") 
    End Sub

    Private Shared Function CoerceMinReading(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal value As Object) As Object
        Dim g As Gauge = DirectCast(d, Gauge)
        Dim min As Double = CDbl(value)
        If min > g.MaxReading Then
            min = g.MaxReading
        End If
        Return min
    End Function
#End Region

#Region "MaxReading Callbacks/validation/Coerces"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' Coerce MaxReading value if not within limits 
    ''' </summary> 
    Private Shared Function CoerceMaxReading(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal value As Object) As Object
        Dim g As Gauge = DirectCast(d, Gauge)
        Dim max As Double = CDbl(value)
        If max < g.MinReading Then
            max = g.MinReading
        End If
        Return max
    End Function

    Private Shared Sub OnMaxReadingChanged(ByVal d As DependencyObject, ByVal e As DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs)
        d.CoerceValue(MinReadingProperty)
        'invokes the CoerceValueCallback delegate ("CoerceMinReading") 
        d.CoerceValue(CurrentReadingProperty)
        'invokes the CoerceValueCallback delegate ("CoerceCurrentReading") 
    End Sub
#End Region

#Region "ValidReading"
    ''' <summary> 
    ''' Validate reading 
    ''' </summary> 
    Public Shared Function IsValidReading(ByVal value As Object) As Boolean
        Dim v As Double = CDbl(value)
        Return (Not v.Equals([Double].NegativeInfinity) AndAlso Not v.Equals([Double].PositiveInfinity))
    End Function
#End Region

End Class



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