RSS weather layer
RSSLayerProperties.cs
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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Messaging;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.BaseClasses;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.ADF.CATIDs;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls;
using ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto;

namespace RSSWeatherLayer
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for RSSLayerProperties.
  /// </summary>
  [Guid("C8442468-53EE-40d7-A241-896FB8B2E027")]
  [ClassInterface(ClassInterfaceType.None)]
  [ProgId("RSSWeatherLayer.RSSLayerProperties")]
  [ComVisible(true)]
  public sealed class RSSLayerProperties : BaseCommand
  {
    #region COM Registration Function(s)
    [ComRegisterFunction()]
    [ComVisible(false)]
    static void RegisterFunction(Type registerType)
    {
      // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
      ArcGISCategoryRegistration(registerType);

      //
      // TODO: Add any COM registration code here
      //
    }

    [ComUnregisterFunction()]
    [ComVisible(false)]
    static void UnregisterFunction(Type registerType)
    {
      // Required for ArcGIS Component Category Registrar support
      ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(registerType);

      //
      // TODO: Add any COM unregistration code here
      //
    }

    #region ArcGIS Component Category Registrar generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category registration -
    /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private static void ArcGISCategoryRegistration(Type registerType)
    {
      string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
      ControlsCommands.Register(regKey);

    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for ArcGIS Component Category unregistration -
    /// Do not modify the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private static void ArcGISCategoryUnregistration(Type registerType)
    {
      string regKey = string.Format("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{{{0}}}", registerType.GUID);
      ControlsCommands.Unregister(regKey);

    }

    #endregion
    #endregion

    private IHookHelper m_pHookHelper;

    public RSSLayerProperties()
    {
      base.m_category = "Weather";
      base.m_caption = "Weather Layer properties";
      base.m_message = "Show RSS Weather Layer properties";
      base.m_toolTip = "Show RSS Weather Layer properties";
      base.m_name = base.m_category + "_" + base.m_caption;

      try
      {
        //
        // TODO: change bitmap name if necessary
        //
        string bitmapResourceName = GetType().Name + ".bmp";
        base.m_bitmap = new Bitmap(GetType(), bitmapResourceName);
      }
      catch (Exception ex)
      {
        System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(ex.Message, "Invalid Bitmap");
      }
    }

    #region Overriden Class Methods

    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when this command is created
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="hook">Instance of the application</param>
    public override void OnCreate(object hook)
    {
      if (m_pHookHelper == null)
        m_pHookHelper = new HookHelperClass();

      m_pHookHelper.Hook = hook;

      // TODO:  Add RSSLayerProperties.OnCreate implementation
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Occurs when this command is clicked
    /// </summary>
    public override void OnClick()
    {
      try
      {
        //search for the weatherLayer first
        ILayer layer = null;
        RSSWeatherLayerClass RSSLayer = null;

        if (m_pHookHelper.FocusMap.LayerCount == 0)
          return;

        IEnumLayer layers = m_pHookHelper.FocusMap.get_Layers(null, false);
        layers.Reset();
        layer = layers.Next();
        while (layer != null)
        {
          if (layer is RSSWeatherLayerClass)
          {
            RSSLayer = (RSSWeatherLayerClass)layer;
            break;
          }
          layer = layers.Next();
        }

        //In case that the weather layer wasn't found,just return
        if (null == RSSLayer)
          return;


        //Launch the layer's properties
        Type typ;
        object obj;
        Guid[] g;

        // METHOD 1: Instantiating a COM object and displaying its property pages
        // ONLY WORKS ON TRUE COM OBJECTS!  .NET objects that have rolled their own
        // ISpecifyPropertyPages implementation will error out when you try to cast
        // the instantiated object to your own ISpecifyPropertyPages implementation.

        // Get the typeinfo for the ActiveX common dialog control
        typ = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("MSComDlg.CommonDialog");

        // Create an instance of the control.  We pass it to the property frame function
        // so the property pages have an object from which to get current settings and apply
        // new settings.
        obj = Activator.CreateInstance(typ);
        // This handy function calls IPersistStreamInit->New on COM objects to initialize them
        ActiveXMessageFormatter.InitStreamedObject(obj);

        // Get the property pages for the control using the direct CAUUID method
        // This only works for true COM objects and I demonstrate it here only
        // to show how it is done.  Use the static method
        // PropertyPage.GetPagesForType() method for real-world use.
        ISpecifyPropertyPages pag = (ISpecifyPropertyPages)obj;
        CAUUID cau = new CAUUID(0);
        pag.GetPages(ref cau);
        g = cau.GetPages();

        // Instantiating a .NET object and displaying its property pages
        // WORKS ON ALL OBJECTS, .NET or COM    

        // Create an instance of the .NET control, MyUserControl
        typ = Type.GetTypeFromProgID("RSSWeatherLayer.PropertySheet");

        // Retrieve the pages for the control
        g = PropertyPage.GetPagesForType(typ);

        // Create an instance of the control that we can give to the property pages
        obj = Activator.CreateInstance(typ);

        //add the RSS layer to the property-sheet control
        ((PropertySheet)obj).RSSWatherLayer = RSSLayer;

        // Display the OLE Property page for the control
        object[] items = new object[] { obj };

        PropertyPage.CreatePropertyFrame(IntPtr.Zero, 500, 500, "RSS Layer properties", items, g);
      }
      catch (Exception ex)
      {
        System.Diagnostics.Trace.WriteLine(ex.Message);
      }
    }

    #endregion
  }
}