{
/// Binds an object's properties to <see cref="Control"/>s with the same ID as the propery name.
///</summary> ///<param name="obj">The object whose properties are being bound to forms Controls</param> ///<param name="container">The control in which the form Controls reside (usually a Page or ContainerControl)</param> {
if (obj ==null) return;
// Get the properties of the business object
//
Type objType = obj.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] objPropertiesArray = objType.GetProperties();
{
Control control = container.FindControl(objProperty.Name);
if (control==null)continue;
// handle ListControls (DropDownList, CheckBoxList, RadioButtonList)
//
{
ListControl listControl = (ListControl) control;
listControl.SelectedIndex=-1;
string propertyValue = objProperty.GetValue(obj, null).ToString();
ListItem listItem = listControl.Items.FindByValue(propertyValue);
if (listItem !=null) listItem.Selected =true;
{
// get the properties of the control
//
Type controlType = control.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] controlPropertiesArray = controlType.GetProperties();
// test for common properties
//
bool success =false;
success = FindAndSetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "Checked", typeof(bool) );
if (!success)
success = FindAndSetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "SelectedDate", typeof(DateTime) );
if (!success)
success = FindAndSetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "Value", typeof(String) );
if (!success)
success = FindAndSetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "Text", typeof(String) );
} } } /// Looks for a property name and type on a control and attempts to set it to the value in an object's property
/// of the same name.
///</summary> ///<param name="obj">The object whose properties are being retrieved</param> ///<param name="objProperty">The property of the object being retrieved</param> ///<param name="control">The control whose ID matches the object's property name.</param> ///<param name="controlPropertiesArray">An array of the control's properties</param> ///<param name="propertyName">The name of the Control property being set</param> ///<param name="type">The correct type for the Control property</param> ///<returns>Boolean for whether the property was found and set</returns> {
// iterate through control properties
//
{
// check for matching name and type
//
{
// set the control's property to the business object property value
//
controlProperty.SetValue(control, Convert.ChangeType( objProperty.GetValue(obj, null), type) , null);
returntrue;
} } returnfalse;
} /// Binds your the values in <see cref="Control"/>s to a business object.
///</summary> ///<param name="obj">The object whose properties are being bound to Control values</param> ///<param name="container">The control in which the form Controls reside (usually a Page or ContainerControl)</param> {
if (obj ==null) return;
// Get the properties of the business object
// Type objType = obj.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] objPropertiesArray = objType.GetProperties();
{
Control control = container.FindControl(objProperty.Name.ToLower());
if (control==null)continue;
{
ListControl listControl = (ListControl) control;
if (listControl.SelectedItem !=null)
objProperty.SetValue(obj, Convert.ChangeType(listControl.SelectedItem.Value,objProperty.PropertyType), null);
{
// get the properties of the control
//
Type controlType = control.GetType();
PropertyInfo[] controlPropertiesArray = controlType.GetProperties();
// test for common properties
//
bool success =false;
success = FindAndGetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "Text", typeof(String) );
if (!success)
success = FindAndGetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "SelectedDate", typeof(DateTime) );
if (!success)
success = FindAndGetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "Value", typeof(String) );
if (!success)
success = FindAndGetControlProperty(obj, objProperty, control, controlPropertiesArray, "Checked", typeof(bool) );
} } } /// Looks for a property name and type on a control and attempts to set it to the value in an object's property
/// of the same name.
///</summary> ///<param name="obj">The object whose properties are being set</param> ///<param name="objProperty">The property of the object being set</param> ///<param name="control">The control whose ID matches the object's property name.</param> ///<param name="controlPropertiesArray">An array of the control's properties</param> ///<param name="propertyName">The name of the Control property being retrieved</param> ///<param name="type">The correct type for the Control property</param> ///<returns>Boolean for whether the property was found and retrieved</returns> {
// iterate through control properties
//
{
// check for matching name and type
//
{
// set the control's property to the business object property value
//
{
objProperty.SetValue(obj, Convert.ChangeType( controlProperty.GetValue(control, null), type) , null);
returntrue;
{
// the data from the form control could not be converted to objProperty.PropertyType
//
returnfalse;
} } } returnfalse;
} }