source: branches/HeuristicLab.Problems.GrammaticalOptimization/SharpVectorRuntime/ZoomPanAnimationHelper.cs @ 13332

// <copyright>
// This control is created by Ashley Davis and copyrighted under CPOL, and available as part of
// a CodeProject article at
//    http://www.codeproject.com/KB/WPF/zoomandpancontrol.aspx
// <date>This code is based on the article dated: 29 Jun 2010</date>
// </copyright>

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;

namespace SharpVectors.Runtime
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A helper class to simplify animation.
    /// </summary>
    public static class ZoomPanAnimationHelper
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Starts an animation to a particular value on the specified dependency property.
        /// </summary>
        public static void StartAnimation(UIElement animatableElement, DependencyProperty dependencyProperty, 
            double toValue, double animationDurationSeconds)
        {
            StartAnimation(animatableElement, dependencyProperty, toValue, animationDurationSeconds, null);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Starts an animation to a particular value on the specified dependency property.
        /// You can pass in an event handler to call when the animation has completed.
        /// </summary>
        public static void StartAnimation(UIElement animatableElement, DependencyProperty dependencyProperty, 
            double toValue, double animationDurationSeconds, EventHandler completedEvent)
        {
            double fromValue = (double)animatableElement.GetValue(dependencyProperty);

            DoubleAnimation animation = new DoubleAnimation();
            animation.From = fromValue;
            animation.To = toValue;
            animation.Duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(animationDurationSeconds);

            animation.Completed += delegate(object sender, EventArgs e)
            {
                //
                // When the animation has completed bake final value of the animation
                // into the property.
                //
                animatableElement.SetValue(dependencyProperty, animatableElement.GetValue(dependencyProperty));
                CancelAnimation(animatableElement, dependencyProperty);

                if (completedEvent != null)
                {
                    completedEvent(sender, e);
                }
            };

            animation.Freeze();

            animatableElement.BeginAnimation(dependencyProperty, animation);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Cancel any animations that are running on the specified dependency property.
        /// </summary>
        public static void CancelAnimation(UIElement animatableElement, DependencyProperty dependencyProperty)
        {
            animatableElement.BeginAnimation(dependencyProperty, null);
        }
    }
}