Nuclex.Windows.Forms/Source/AutoBinding/IAutoBinder.cs

#region Apache License 2.0
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#endregion // Apache License 2.0

using System;

using System.Windows.Forms;
using Nuclex.Windows.Forms.Views;

namespace Nuclex.Windows.Forms.AutoBinding {

  /// <summary>Binds views to their view models</summary>
  public interface IAutoBinder {

    /// <summary>Binds the specified view to an explicitly selected view model</summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TViewModel">
    ///   Type of view model the view will be bound to
    /// </typeparam>
    /// <param name="view">View that will be bound to a view model</param>
    /// <param name="viewModel">View model the view will be bound to</param>
    void Bind<TViewModel>(Control view, TViewModel viewModel)
      where TViewModel : class;

    /// <summary>
    ///   Binds the specified view to the view model specified in its DataContext
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="view">View that will be bound</param>
    void Bind(Control view);

  }

} // namespace Nuclex.Windows.Forms.AutoBinding