source: branches/HeuristicLab.Problems.GrammaticalOptimization/DynamicDataDisplay/Common/PlotterElement.cs @ 13401

using System.Windows;
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace Microsoft.Research.DynamicDataDisplay
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Main interface of DynamicDataDisplay - each item that is going to be added to Plotter should implement it.
  /// Contains methods that are called by parent plotter when item is added to it or removed from it.
  /// </summary>
  public interface IPlotterElement
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Called when parent plotter is attached.
    /// Allows to, for example, add custom UI parts to ChartPlotter's visual tree or subscribe to ChartPlotter's events.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="plotter">The parent plotter.</param>
    void OnPlotterAttached(Plotter plotter);
    /// <summary>
    /// Called when item is being detached from parent plotter.
    /// Allows to remove added in OnPlotterAttached method UI parts or unsubscribe from events.
    /// This should be done as each chart can be added only one Plotter at one moment of time.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="plotter">The plotter.</param>
    void OnPlotterDetaching(Plotter plotter);
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the parent plotter of chart.
    /// Should be equal to null if item is not connected to any plotter.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value>The plotter.</value>
    Plotter Plotter { get; }
  }

  /// <summary>
  /// One of the simplest implementations of IPlotterElement interface.
  /// Derives from FrameworkElement.
  /// </summary>
  public abstract class PlotterElement : FrameworkElement, IPlotterElement
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PlotterElement"/> class.
    /// </summary>
    protected PlotterElement() { }

    private Plotter plotter;
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the parent plotter of chart.
    /// Should be equal to null if item is not connected to any plotter.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value>The plotter.</value>
    [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)]
    public Plotter Plotter
    {
      get { return plotter; }
    }

    /// <summary>This method is invoked when element is attached to plotter. It is the place
    /// to put additional controls to Plotter</summary>
    /// <param name="plotter">Plotter for this element</param>
    protected virtual void OnPlotterAttached(Plotter plotter)
    {
      this.plotter = plotter;
    }

    /// <summary>This method is invoked when element is being detached from plotter. If additional
    /// controls were put on plotter in OnPlotterAttached method, they should be removed here</summary>
    /// <remarks>This method is always called in pair with OnPlotterAttached</remarks>
    protected virtual void OnPlotterDetaching(Plotter plotter)
    {
      this.plotter = null;
    }

    #region IPlotterElement Members

    void IPlotterElement.OnPlotterAttached(Plotter plotter)
    {
      OnPlotterAttached(plotter);
    }

    void IPlotterElement.OnPlotterDetaching(Plotter plotter)
    {
      OnPlotterDetaching(plotter);
    }

    #endregion
  }
}