c# - dynamically generate a windows 10ish tile-menue in Windows Forms -

does know way generate tiles, sorted groups dynamically?

something tile view in windows 10(or in case devexpress example)

the goal programmatically add groups or tiles this: list.add("groupname","tilename"). groupname primary key of group , foreignkey of tile.

here's simple example created started model part.

let's have tile class represents tile. in case, put directly group name part of tile, have group class , store groupid in tile.

public class tile {     public string title { get; set; }     public string group { get; set; } } 

now, let's have created few tiles :

 var tiles = new tile[] {      new tile { title = "tile 1", group = "group 1" },      new tile { title = "tile 2", group = "group 1" },      new tile { title = "tile 3", group = "group 1" },      new tile { title = "tile 4", group = "group 2" },      new tile { title = "tile 5", group = "group 2" },      new tile { title = "tile 6", group = "group 2" }}; 

now, can group tiles group parameter using simple linq query:

var groupedtiles =      t in tiles     group t t.group g     select new { group = g.key, tiles = g.tolist() }; 

grouptiles contain list of "groups" contain each list of attached tiles. should able bind view.

here's console output:

foreach (var group in groupedtiles) {     console.out.writeline(group.group);      foreach (var tile in group.tiles)     {         console.out.writeline("\t" + tile.title);     } } 

hope helps.

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