WPFExtendedToolkit PropertyGrid Standard Values - propertygrid

I'm trying to display XmlElement's attributes in Xceed PropertyGrid. For that purpose I defined custom wrapper class. It wraps XmlElement, iterates over XmlAttributes and creates custom PropertyDescriptor for each XmlAttribute. All "virtual" properties' type is String. All works fine.
Now I want to have drop-down list of possible attribute values for every attribute that has restricted set of values. In Xceed's PropertyGrid, there is ItemsSourceAttribute for that. But it has to be applied as follows:
ItemsSourceAttribute(typeof(MyCustomItemsSource))
And here is the problem - I can not provide proper argument for MyCustomItemsSource constructor. What can I do about this?
It seems that there is another possibility - to define a TypeConverter, override GetStandardValues, and supply this converter to "virtual" property. But PropertyGrid just ignores this attribute.
How this simple task can be done with Xceed PropertyGrid?

Solved. I implemented custom editor
public class AttributeValuesEditor: Xceed.Wpf.Toolkit.PropertyGrid.Editors.ComboBoxEditor
{
protected override IEnumerable CreateItemsSource(PropertyItem propertyItem)
{
var property = propertyItem.PropertyDescriptor as XmlAttributePropertyDescriptor;
Debug.Assert(property!=null);
return property.GetCompletionValues();
}
}
Here, the context is passed into method in the form of PropertyItem. Now it is possible to differentiate between different attributes and return appropriate items.

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How to use BQL In Operator with Select2 query / PXProjection and list of values

I am trying to replicate the following type of SQL query that you can perform in SQL Server...the important part here is the WHERE clause:
Select InventoryCD from InventoryItem WHERE InventoryCD IN ('123123', '154677', '445899', '998766')
It works perfectly using the IN3<> operator and a series of string constants:
i.e. And<InventoryItem.inventoryCD, In3<constantA,constantB,constantC>,
However, I need to be able to do this with an arbitrarily long list of values in an array, and I need to be able to set the values dynamically at runtime.
I'm not sure what type I need to pass in to the IN<> statement in my PXProjection query. I have been playing around with the following approach, but this throws a compiler error.
public class SOSiteStatusFilterExt : PXCacheExtension<SOSiteStatusFilter>
{
public static bool IsActive()
{
return true;
}
public abstract class searchitemsarray : PX.Data.IBqlField
{
}
[PXUnboundDefault()]
public virtual string[] Searchitemsarray { get; set; }
}
I think maybe I need an array of PXString objects? I'm really not sure, and there isn't any documentation that is helpful. Can anyone help?
This shows how to do it with a regular PXSelect: https://asiablog.acumatica.com/2017/11/sql-in-operator-in-bql.html
But I need to be able to pass in the correct type using Select2...
For reference I will post here the example mentioned by Hugues in the comments.
If you need to generate a query with an arbitrary list of values generated at runtime like this:
Select * from InventoryItem InventoryItem
Where InventoryItem.InventoryCD IN ('123123', '154677', '445899', '998766')
Order by InventoryItem.InventoryCD
You would write something like this:
Object[] values = new String[] { "123123", "154677", "445899", "998766" };
InventoryItem item = PXSelect<InventoryItem,
Where<InventoryItem.inventoryCD,
In<Required<InventoryItem.inventoryCD>>>>.Select(Base, values);
Please note that In<> operator is available only with Required<> parameter and you need to pass array of possible values manually to Select(…) method parameters. So you need to fill this array with your list before calling the Select method.
Also, the Required<> parameter should be used only in the BQL statements that are directly executed in the application code. The data views that are queried from the UI will not work if they contain Required<> parameters.
I ended up creating 100 variables and using the BQL OR operator, i.e.
And2<Where<InventoryItem.inventoryCD, Equal<CurrentValue<SOSiteStatusFilterExt.Pagefilter1>>,
Or<InventoryItem.inventoryCD, Equal<CurrentValue<SOSiteStatusFilterExt.Pagefilter2>>,
Or<InventoryItem.inventoryCD, Equal<CurrentValue<SOSiteStatusFilterExt.Pagefilter3>>,
Or<InventoryItem.inventoryCD, Equal<CurrentValue<SOSiteStatusFilterExt.Pagefilter4>>,
etc...etc...
You can then set the value of Pagefilter1, 2, etc inside of the FieldSelecting event for SOSiteStatusFilter.inventory, as an example. The key insight here, which isn't that obvious to the uninitiated in Acumatica, is that all variables parameterized in SQL Server via BQL are nullable. If the variable is null when the query is run, SQL Server automatically disables that variable using a "bit flipping" approach to disable that variable in the SQL procedure call. In normal T-SQL, this would throw an error. But Acumatica's framework handles the case of a NULL field equality by disabling that variable inside the SQL procedure before the equality is evaluated.
Performance with this approach was very good, especially because we are querying on an indexed key field (InventoryCD isn't technically the primary key but it is basically a close second).

Custom selector challenges

I have a custom screen with a multiple custom selectors, which change what they select based on dropdown lists.
The solution I implemented is shown in a previous case:
Dynamically changing PXSelector in Acumatica (thanks).
My challenge is twofold:
1.) If the dropdown selection is "No Lookup", then I want the PXSelector Attribute to essentially be removed - leaving just a text entry. Not sure if this is even possible...
2.) If one of the selectors (let's say Projects) is selected, I'd like the selection of the following selector (let's say Tasks) to filter based on the Project selected.
Thanks much...
1) I think the only way to do this is to create your own attribute.
Something like that:
public class PXSelectorTextEditAttribute : PXSelectorAttribute
{
bool selectorMode;
public PXSelectorTextEditAttribute(Type type, bool selectorOn):base(type)
{
selectorMode = selectorOn;
}
public override void FieldVerifying(PXCache sender, PXFieldVerifyingEventArgs e)
{
if(selectorMode)
base.FieldVerifying(sender, e);
}
public static void SwitchSelectorMode(PXSelectorTextEditAttribute attribute, bool onOff)
{
attribute.selectorMode = onOff;
}
}
You will be able to turn on and off the 'selector' part of the attribute. With the field verifying turned off you will be able to put any value to the field just like in simple TextEdit field. However, the lookup button in the right end of the field still will be visible. I have no idea how to hide it.
2) This behavior can be implemented easily. You will need something like that(example based on cashaccount):
[PXSelector(typeof(Search<CABankTran.tranID, Where<CABankTran.cashAccountID, Equal<Current<Filter.cashAccountID>>>>))]
If you want to see all records when the cashaccount is not defined then you just modify the where clause by adding Or<Current<Filter.cashAccountID>, isNull>
Also don't forget to add AutoRefresh="true" to the PXSelector in the aspx. Without it your selector will keep the list of the records untill you press refresh inside of it.

Casting to types that are know only at Runtime by their string names. C#

I've got a problem here. (C#)
There's a collection in another assembly (I cannot change it) that takes a string as parameter and returns an object.
Like:
object Value = ThatCollection.GetValue("ParameterName");
The problem is, for each parameter string, it returns a DIFFERENT type as object.
What I want is to cast those objects to their respective types, knowing the types only at runtime by their string names.
I need to do some operations with those returned values.
And for that I need to cast them properly in order to access their members and so.
Limitations:
I cannot use "dynamic" since my code needs to be done in an older framework: 3.5 (because of interop issues).
I need to do operations with MANY returned values of different types (no common interfaces nor base classes, except "object", of course)
All I have is a table (containing string values) correlating the parameter names with their returned types.
Yes, I could transform that table into a biiig "switch" statement, not very nice, don't want that.
Any hints??
You want to look into reflection, something like the following should work to cast an object to type T. Set up a simple cast method:
public static T CastToType<T>(object o)
{
return (T)o;
}
Invoke this using reflection:
Type t = Type.GetType(stringName)
MethodInfo castTypeMethod = this.GetType().GetMethod("CastToType").MakeGenericMethod(t);
object castedObject = castTypeMethod .Invoke(null, new object[] { obj });

Resharper create property with backing field

How do you create property with a backing field in Resharper?
This is the first thing you would want to do with a class and I cannot find how to it.
Its so simple.
Within the body of the class, type prop and hit Tab. Supply the property's type and name. This will create an autoproperty (these days, it is typically one of these you would want to create).
Then, with the cursor on the property name, hit Alt+Enter and choose To property with backing field.
The quickest way I've found is to type your property as if it exists already:
this.MyProperty = "hello";
Then Alt-Return on the property name, and choose Create Property 'MyProperty' then hit tab to choose between auto-property, managed backing field, or default member body.
I believe this is quicker than using the prop shortcut, hitting tab, specifying the property type, hitting tab twice, specifying the name, and then pressing Alt-Return on the property name and choosing the 'to property with backing field' selection.
You could also create a Live Template so that there is slightly less work, e.g:
/// <summary>
/// Private backing field for $Property$ property
/// </summary>
private $Type$ $BackingField$;
public $Type$ $Property$
{
get
{
return this.$BackingField$;
}
set
{
this.$BackingField$ = value;
}
}
The parameter $BackingField$ can be generated automatically from $Property$ by the "first character in lower case" macro of the template editor and setting it to "Not editable".
But I believe the first method is the quickest and easiest.
If you already have a property with a getter and setter, sometimes you will find that the backing field you used is no longer available because you changed the base class for the current class or you made other changes. For example, in the LinesMax property below, the backing field Height is available from an inherited class:
public int LinesMax
{
get { return ConvertValGet(AdjustMetricEnum.Height, Height); }
set { Height = ConvertValSet(AdjustMetricEnum.Height, value); }
}
If the above code works but I decide afterwards no longer to inherit the class that exposes the Height property, the two Height variable names will turn red in the IDE to indicate that they're no longer available to the code.
At that point, I may want to create a private backing field. To easily create that, I can first modify the Height name to _height, then place the cursor on either _height name, hit Alt-Enter then choose Create field '_height'. A backing field will be created.

What is the most efficient way of setting variables in another class using C#

I am polling the event queue and setting variables in another class depending on the event result.
while(!fin){
pollEvents();
}
And in the event handler:
case Sdl.SDL_MOUSEMOTION:
game.setdx(e.motion.y);
game.setdy(e.motion.x);
break;
I am new to C# from Java. My understanding is that these values will be passed by value rather than reference and am wondering if it would be better to:
make dx and dy in the other class public and simply set the values
use pointers to dx and dy and set the values using them
Figured it out so thought i'd share. Properties are applicable to both classes and structures... I was under the impression they were solely for structures. Anyway, from what I understand, properties are like direct assignments. Syntax:
class ThatWillStoreTheVal{
private bool ford=false;
//seter/getter method called a property
public bool fordP{
set{ford=value;}
get{return ford;}
}
}
class ThatSetsTheProperty{
private ThatWillStoreTheVal ob;
//the assignment. Note that the method like name is called not the variable name
...
if(e.key.keysym.sym==Sdl.SDLK_e) ob.fordP=true;
...

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