13 files changed, 505 insertions, 210 deletions

diff --git a/src/CompilerServices/Bindings.cs b/src/CompilerServices/Bindings.cs
index 8ece856c..953f1492 100644
--- a/src/CompilerServices/Bindings.cs
+++ b/src/CompilerServices/Bindings.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ namespace Crow
 		public string DynMethodId {
 			get { return dynMethodId; }
 		}
+		public Type SourceType {
+			get { return Source == null ? null 
+					: Source.Instance == null ? null 
+					: Source.Instance.GetType();}
+		}
 
 		public bool Resolved {
 			get { return resolved; }
diff --git a/src/CompilerServices/CompilerServices.cs b/src/CompilerServices/CompilerServices.cs
index 0b69f970..ebb365c9 100644
--- a/src/CompilerServices/CompilerServices.cs
+++ b/src/CompilerServices/CompilerServices.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,261 @@ using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Xml;
 
 
 namespace Crow
 {
 	public static class CompilerServices
 	{
+		public static void BuildInstanciator(IMLInstantiatorBuilder builder, Type crowType){
+			string tmpXml = builder.ReadOuterXml ();
+
+			builder.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);//save current go onto the stack if child has to be added
+
+			if (typeof(TemplatedControl).IsAssignableFrom (crowType)) {
+				//if its a template, first read template elements
+				using (IMLInstantiatorBuilder reader = new IMLInstantiatorBuilder (builder.il, tmpXml)) {
+
+					string template = reader.GetAttribute ("Template");
+
+					bool inlineTemplate = false;
+					if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (template)) {
+						reader.Read ();
+
+						while (reader.Read ()) {
+							if (!reader.IsStartElement ())
+								continue;
+							if (reader.Name == "Template") {
+								inlineTemplate = true;
+								reader.Read ();
+
+								readChildren (reader, crowType);
+								continue;
+							}
+						}
+						if (!inlineTemplate) {
+							DefaultTemplate dt = (DefaultTemplate)crowType.GetCustomAttributes (typeof(DefaultTemplate), true).FirstOrDefault();
+							template = dt.Path;
+						}
+					} 
+					if (!inlineTemplate) {
+						reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);//Load  this templateControl ref
+
+						reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, template); //Load template path string
+						reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt,//call Interface.Load(path)
+							typeof(Interface).GetMethod ("Load", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public));
+						reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt,//add child
+							typeof(PrivateContainer).GetMethod ("SetChild", BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic));						
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			using (IMLInstantiatorBuilder reader = new IMLInstantiatorBuilder(builder.il,tmpXml)){
+				reader.Read ();
+
+				if (reader.HasAttributes) {
+					string style = reader.GetAttribute ("Style");
+					if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty (style)) {
+						PropertyInfo pi = crowType.GetProperty ("Style");
+						CompilerServices.EmitSetValue (reader.il, pi, style);
+					}
+				}
+				if (reader.HasAttributes) {
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, typeof(GraphicObject).GetMethod ("loadDefaultValues"));
+
+					while (reader.MoveToNextAttribute ()) {
+						if (reader.Name == "Style")
+							continue;
+
+						PropertyInfo pi = crowType.GetProperty (reader.Name);
+
+						if (pi == null)
+							throw new Exception ("Member '" + reader.Name + "' not found in " + crowType.Name);
+
+						if (reader.Value.StartsWith("{"))
+							Debug.WriteLine("Binding => " + pi.Name + ": " + reader.Value);
+						else
+							CompilerServices.EmitSetValue (reader.il, pi, reader.Value);
+
+					}
+					reader.MoveToElement ();
+				}
+
+				if (reader.IsEmptyElement) {
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Pop);//pop saved ref to current object
+					return;
+				}
+
+				readChildren (reader, crowType);
+			}
+			builder.il.Emit (OpCodes.Pop);//pop saved ref to current object
+		}
+		static void readChildren(IMLInstantiatorBuilder reader, Type crowType){
+			MethodInfo miAddChild = null;
+			bool endTagReached = false;
+			while (reader.Read()){
+				switch (reader.NodeType) {
+				case XmlNodeType.EndElement:
+					endTagReached = true;
+					break;
+				case XmlNodeType.Element:
+					//Templates
+
+
+					if (miAddChild == null) {
+						if (typeof(Group).IsAssignableFrom (crowType))
+							miAddChild = typeof(Group).GetMethod ("AddChild");
+						else if (typeof(Container).IsAssignableFrom (crowType))
+							miAddChild = typeof(Container).GetMethod ("SetChild");
+						else if (typeof(PrivateContainer).IsAssignableFrom (crowType))
+							miAddChild = typeof(PrivateContainer).GetMethod ("SetChild",
+								BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+					}
+
+					//push current instance on stack for parenting
+					//loc_0 will be used for child
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);
+
+					Type t = Type.GetType ("Crow." + reader.Name);
+					if (t == null) {
+						Assembly a = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly ();
+						foreach (Type expT in a.GetExportedTypes ()) {
+							if (expT.Name == reader.Name)
+								t = expT;
+						}
+					}
+					if (t == null)
+						throw new Exception (reader.Name + " type not found");
+
+					reader.il.Emit(OpCodes.Newobj, t.GetConstructors () [0]);
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Stloc_0);//child is now loc_0
+
+					BuildInstanciator(reader, t);
+
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);//load child on stack for parenting
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, miAddChild);
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Stloc_0); //reset local to current go
+					reader.il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);//save current go onto the stack if child has to be added
+					break;
+				}
+				if (endTagReached)
+					break;
+			}			
+		}
+		public static void EmitSetValue(ILGenerator il, PropertyInfo pi, object val){
+			il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldloc_0);
+
+			if (val == null) {
+				il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldnull);
+				il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, pi.GetSetMethod ());
+				return;
+			}
+			Type dvType = val.GetType ();
+
+			if (dvType.IsValueType) {
+				if (pi.PropertyType.IsValueType) {
+					if (pi.PropertyType.IsEnum) {
+						if (pi.PropertyType != dvType)
+							throw new Exception ("Enum mismatch in default values: " + pi.PropertyType.FullName);
+						il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToInt32 (val));
+					} else {
+						switch (Type.GetTypeCode (dvType)) {
+						case TypeCode.Boolean:
+							if ((bool)val == true)
+								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4_1);
+							else
+								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4_0);
+							break;
+							//						case TypeCode.Empty:
+							//							break;
+							//						case TypeCode.Object:
+							//							break;
+							//						case TypeCode.DBNull:
+							//							break;
+							//						case TypeCode.SByte:
+							//							break;
+							//						case TypeCode.Decimal:
+							//							break;
+							//						case TypeCode.DateTime:
+							//							break;
+						case TypeCode.Char:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToChar (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.Byte:
+						case TypeCode.Int16:
+						case TypeCode.Int32:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToInt32 (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.UInt16:
+						case TypeCode.UInt32:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToUInt32 (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.Int64:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I8, Convert.ToInt64 (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.UInt64:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I8, Convert.ToUInt64 (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.Single:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_R4, Convert.ToSingle (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.Double:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_R8, Convert.ToDouble (val));
+							break;
+						case TypeCode.String:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (val));
+							break;
+						default:
+							il.Emit (OpCodes.Pop);
+							return;
+						}
+					}
+				} else
+					throw new Exception ("Expecting valuetype in default values for: " + pi.Name);
+			}else{
+				//surely a class or struct
+				if (dvType != typeof(string))
+					throw new Exception ("Expecting String in default values for: " + pi.Name);
+				if (pi.PropertyType == typeof(string))
+					il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (val));
+				else if (pi.PropertyType.IsEnum) {
+					MethodInfo miParse = typeof(Enum).GetMethod
+						("Parse", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public,
+							Type.DefaultBinder, new Type [] {typeof (Type), typeof (string), typeof (bool)}, null);
+
+					if (miParse == null)
+						throw new Exception ("Enum Parse method not found");
+
+					//load type of enum
+					il.Emit(OpCodes.Ldtoken, pi.PropertyType);
+					il.Emit(OpCodes.Call, typeof(Type).GetMethod("GetTypeFromHandle", new
+						Type[1]{typeof(RuntimeTypeHandle)}));
+					//load enum value name
+					il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (val));//TODO:is this convert required?
+					//load false
+					il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4_0);
+					il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, miParse);
+
+					if (miParse.ReturnType != pi.PropertyType)
+						il.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox_Any, pi.PropertyType);					
+				} else {
+					MethodInfo miParse = pi.PropertyType.GetMethod
+						("Parse", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public,
+							Type.DefaultBinder, new Type [] {typeof (string)},null);
+					if (miParse == null)
+						throw new Exception ("no Parse method found for: " + pi.PropertyType.FullName);
+
+					il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (val));//TODO:is this convert required?
+					il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, miParse);
+
+					if (miParse.ReturnType != pi.PropertyType)
+						il.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox_Any, pi.PropertyType);
+				}
+			}
+			il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, pi.GetSetMethod ());			
+		}
 		public static void ResolveBindings (List<Binding> Bindings)
 		{
 			if (Bindings == null)
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/Container.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/Container.cs
index 69e3a3b4..fb4a7834 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/Container.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/Container.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ namespace Crow
 			get { return child; }
 			set { child = value; }
 		}
-		public virtual T SetChild<T> (T _child)
+		public virtual void SetChild(GraphicObject _child)
 		{
-			return base.SetChild (_child);
+			base.SetChild (_child);
 		}
 
 		#region IXmlSerializable
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs
index 8966acf6..94e3f5e7 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/GraphicObject.cs
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ namespace Crow
 		#endregion
 
 		/// <summary> Loads the default values from XML attributes default </summary>
-		protected virtual void loadDefaultValues()
+		public void loadDefaultValues()
 		{
 			#if DEBUG_LOAD
 			Debug.WriteLine ("LoadDefValues for " + this.ToString ());
@@ -581,151 +581,70 @@ namespace Crow
 				typeof(void),new Type[] {typeof(object)},thisType,true);
 
 			il = dm.GetILGenerator(256);
-
+			il.DeclareLocal(typeof(GraphicObject));
 			il.Emit(OpCodes.Nop);
+			//set local GraphicObject to root object passed as 1st argument
+			il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+			il.Emit (OpCodes.Stloc_0);
 
-			foreach (PropertyInfo pi in thisType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)) {
-				string name = "";
-				object defaultValue = null;
-
-				#region retrieve custom attributes
+			foreach (PropertyInfo pi in thisType.GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance)) {				
 				if (pi.GetSetMethod () == null)
 					continue;
-
-				XmlIgnoreAttribute xia = (XmlIgnoreAttribute)pi.GetCustomAttribute (typeof(XmlIgnoreAttribute));
-				if (xia != null)
-					continue;
-				XmlAttributeAttribute xaa = (XmlAttributeAttribute)pi.GetCustomAttribute (typeof(XmlAttributeAttribute));
-				if (xaa != null) {
-					if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (xaa.AttributeName))
-						name = pi.Name;
-					else
-						name = xaa.AttributeName;
-				}
-
-				int styleIndex = -1;
-				if (styling.Count > 0){
-					for (int i = 0; i < styling.Count; i++) {
-						if (styling[i].ContainsKey (name)){
-							styleIndex = i;
-							break;
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				if (styleIndex >= 0){
-					if (pi.PropertyType.IsEnum)//maybe should be in parser..
-						defaultValue = Enum.Parse(pi.PropertyType, (string)styling[styleIndex] [name], true);
-					else
-						defaultValue = styling[styleIndex] [name];
-				}else {
-					DefaultValueAttribute dv = (DefaultValueAttribute)pi.GetCustomAttribute (typeof (DefaultValueAttribute));
-					if (dv == null)
-						continue;
-					defaultValue = dv.Value;
-				}
-				#endregion
-
-				il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
-
-				if (defaultValue == null) {
-					il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldnull);
-					il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, pi.GetSetMethod ());
+				object defaultValue;
+				if (!getDefaultValue (pi, styling, out defaultValue))
 					continue;
-				}
-				Type dvType = defaultValue.GetType ();
-
-				if (dvType.IsValueType) {
-					if (pi.PropertyType.IsValueType) {
-						if (pi.PropertyType.IsEnum) {
-							if (pi.PropertyType != dvType)
-								throw new Exception ("Enum mismatch in default values: " + pi.PropertyType.FullName);
-							il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToInt32 (defaultValue));
-						} else {
-							switch (Type.GetTypeCode (dvType)) {
-							case TypeCode.Boolean:
-								if ((bool)defaultValue == true)
-									il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4_1);
-								else
-									il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4_0);
-								break;
-//						case TypeCode.Empty:
-//							break;
-//						case TypeCode.Object:
-//							break;
-//						case TypeCode.DBNull:
-//							break;
-//						case TypeCode.SByte:
-//							break;
-//						case TypeCode.Decimal:
-//							break;
-//						case TypeCode.DateTime:
-//							break;
-							case TypeCode.Char:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToChar (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.Byte:
-							case TypeCode.Int16:
-							case TypeCode.Int32:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToInt32 (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.UInt16:
-							case TypeCode.UInt32:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I4, Convert.ToUInt32 (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.Int64:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I8, Convert.ToInt64 (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.UInt64:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_I8, Convert.ToUInt64 (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.Single:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_R4, Convert.ToSingle (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.Double:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldc_R8, Convert.ToDouble (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							case TypeCode.String:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (defaultValue));
-								break;
-							default:
-								il.Emit (OpCodes.Pop);
-								continue;
-							}
-						}
-					} else
-						throw new Exception ("Expecting valuetype in default values for: " + pi.Name);
-				}else{
-					//surely a class or struct
-					if (dvType != typeof(string))
-						throw new Exception ("Expecting String in default values for: " + pi.Name);
-					if (pi.PropertyType == typeof (string))
-						il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (defaultValue));
-					else {
-						MethodInfo miParse = pi.PropertyType.GetMethod
-						                       ("Parse", BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public,
-						                        Type.DefaultBinder, new Type [] {typeof (string)},null);
-						if (miParse == null)
-							throw new Exception ("no Parse method found for: " + pi.PropertyType.FullName);
 
-						il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldstr, Convert.ToString (defaultValue));
-						il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, miParse);
-
-						if (miParse.ReturnType != pi.PropertyType)
-							il.Emit (OpCodes.Unbox_Any, pi.PropertyType);
-					}
-				}
-				il.Emit (OpCodes.Callvirt, pi.GetSetMethod ());
+				CompilerServices.EmitSetValue (il, pi, defaultValue);
 			}
 			il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
 			#endregion
 
 			try {
-				Interface.DefaultValuesLoader[styleKey] = (Interface.loadDefaultInvoker)dm.CreateDelegate(typeof(Interface.loadDefaultInvoker));
+				Interface.DefaultValuesLoader[styleKey] = (Interface.LoaderInvoker)dm.CreateDelegate(typeof(Interface.LoaderInvoker));
 				Interface.DefaultValuesLoader[styleKey] (this);
 			} catch (Exception ex) {
 				throw new Exception ("Error applying style <" + styleKey + ">:", ex);
 			}
 		}
+		bool getDefaultValue(PropertyInfo pi, List<Dictionary<string, object>> styling,
+			out object defaultValue){
+			defaultValue = null;
+			string name = "";
+
+			XmlIgnoreAttribute xia = (XmlIgnoreAttribute)pi.GetCustomAttribute (typeof(XmlIgnoreAttribute));
+			if (xia != null)
+				return false;
+			XmlAttributeAttribute xaa = (XmlAttributeAttribute)pi.GetCustomAttribute (typeof(XmlAttributeAttribute));
+			if (xaa != null) {
+				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty (xaa.AttributeName))
+					name = pi.Name;
+				else
+					name = xaa.AttributeName;
+			}
+
+			int styleIndex = -1;
+			if (styling.Count > 0){
+				for (int i = 0; i < styling.Count; i++) {
+					if (styling[i].ContainsKey (name)){
+						styleIndex = i;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			if (styleIndex >= 0){
+				if (pi.PropertyType.IsEnum)//maybe should be in parser..
+					defaultValue = Enum.Parse(pi.PropertyType, (string)styling[styleIndex] [name], true);
+				else
+					defaultValue = styling[styleIndex] [name];
+			}else {
+				DefaultValueAttribute dv = (DefaultValueAttribute)pi.GetCustomAttribute (typeof (DefaultValueAttribute));
+				if (dv == null)
+					return false;
+				defaultValue = dv.Value;
+			}
+			return true;
+		}
+
 
 		public virtual GraphicObject FindByName(string nameToFind){
 			return string.Equals(nameToFind, _name, StringComparison.Ordinal) ? this : null;
@@ -747,7 +666,7 @@ namespace Crow
 			if (Width == Measure.Fit || Height == Measure.Fit)
 				RegisterForLayouting (LayoutingType.Sizing);
 			else if (RegisteredLayoutings == LayoutingType.None)
-				Interface.CurrentInterface.EnqueueForRepaint (this);
+				CurrentInterface.EnqueueForRepaint (this);
 		}
 		/// <summary> query an update of the content, a redraw </summary>
 		[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
@@ -755,8 +674,20 @@ namespace Crow
 		{
 			bmp = null;
 			if (RegisteredLayoutings == LayoutingType.None)
-				Interface.CurrentInterface.EnqueueForRepaint (this);
+				CurrentInterface.EnqueueForRepaint (this);
 		}
+		public Interface CurrentInterface {
+			get {
+				ILayoutable tmp = this.Parent;
+				while (tmp != null) {
+					if (tmp is Interface)
+						return tmp as Interface;
+					tmp = tmp.Parent;
+				}
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+
 		#region Layouting
 
 		#if DEBUG_LAYOUTING
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/Grid.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/Grid.cs
index 525827e0..ed0cd986 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/Grid.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/Grid.cs
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ namespace Crow
 		int _rowCount;
 		#endregion
 
-		public override T AddChild<T> (T child)
+		public override void AddChild (GraphicObject child)
 		{
-			T tmp = base.AddChild (child);
+			base.AddChild (child);
 			this.RegisterForLayouting (LayoutingType.ArrangeChildren);
-			return tmp;
 		}
 		public override void RemoveChild (GraphicObject child)
 		{
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/Group.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/Group.cs
index a6ca5758..4c8d0537 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/Group.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/Group.cs
@@ -38,19 +38,14 @@ namespace Crow
             get { return _multiSelect; }
             set { _multiSelect = value; }
         }
-			
-			
-        public virtual T AddChild<T>(T child)
-        {
-			GraphicObject g = child as GraphicObject;
+		public virtual void AddChild(GraphicObject g){
 			Children.Add(g);
-			g.Parent = this as GraphicObject;
+			g.Parent = this;
 			g.ResolveBindings ();
 			g.RegisteredLayoutings = LayoutingType.None;
 			g.RegisterForLayouting (LayoutingType.Sizing | LayoutingType.ArrangeChildren);
 			g.LayoutChanged += OnChildLayoutChanges;
-            return (T)child;
-        }
+		}
         public virtual void RemoveChild(GraphicObject child)        
 		{
 			child.LayoutChanged -= OnChildLayoutChanges;
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/PrivateContainer.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/PrivateContainer.cs
index 8793ba45..a6f52f29 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/PrivateContainer.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/PrivateContainer.cs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ namespace Crow
 
 		protected GraphicObject child;
 
-		protected virtual T SetChild<T>(T _child)
+		internal virtual void SetChild(GraphicObject _child)
 		{
 
 			if (child != null) {
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ namespace Crow
 				child.RegisteredLayoutings = LayoutingType.None;
 				child.RegisterForLayouting (LayoutingType.Sizing);
 			}
-
-			return (T)_child;
 		}
 
 		#region GraphicObject Overrides
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/Scroller.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/Scroller.cs
index 3eaff5f4..c248595d 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/Scroller.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/Scroller.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace Crow
 			ScrollY = 0;
 			ScrollX = 0;
 		}
-		public override T SetChild<T> (T _child)
+		public override void SetChild (GraphicObject _child)
 		{			
 			GraphicObject c = child as GraphicObject;
 			Group g = child as Group;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace Crow
 				if (g != null)
 					g.ChildrenCleared += onChildListCleared;				
 			}
-			return base.SetChild (_child);
+			base.SetChild (_child);
 		}
 		#endregion
 
diff --git a/src/GraphicObjects/TabView.cs b/src/GraphicObjects/TabView.cs
index d616ffc6..015f5f4f 100644
--- a/src/GraphicObjects/TabView.cs
+++ b/src/GraphicObjects/TabView.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Crow
 			set { }
 		}
 
-		public override T AddChild<T> (T child)
+		public override void AddChild (GraphicObject child)
 		{
 			TabItem ti = child as TabItem;
 			if (ti == null)
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ namespace Crow
 				SelectedTab = 0;
 			}
 
-			return base.AddChild (child);
+			base.AddChild (child);
 		}
 		public override void RemoveChild (GraphicObject child)
 		{
diff --git a/src/IMLInstantiatorBuilder.cs b/src/IMLInstantiatorBuilder.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9c078d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/IMLInstantiatorBuilder.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+//
+//  IMLReader.cs
+//
+//  Author:
+//       Jean-Philippe Bruyère <jp.bruyere@hotmail.com>
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2016 jp
+//
+//  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//  (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+using System;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
+
+namespace Crow
+{
+	public class IMLInstantiatorBuilder : XmlTextReader
+	{
+		public Stream ImlStream;
+		public Type RootType = null;
+
+		DynamicMethod dm = null;
+		public ILGenerator il = null;
+
+		public IMLInstantiatorBuilder (Stream stream) 
+			: base(stream)
+		{
+			ImlStream = stream;
+		}
+		public IMLInstantiatorBuilder (ILGenerator ilGen, string xmlFragment)
+			: base(xmlFragment, XmlNodeType.Element,null){
+			il = ilGen;
+		}
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Inits il generator, RootType must have been read first
+		/// </summary>
+		public void InitEmitter(){
+
+			dm = new DynamicMethod("dyn_instantiator",
+				MethodAttributes.Family | MethodAttributes.FamANDAssem | MethodAttributes.NewSlot,
+				CallingConventions.Standard,
+				typeof(void),new Type[] {typeof(object)}, RootType, true);
+
+			il = dm.GetILGenerator(256);
+			il.DeclareLocal(typeof(GraphicObject));
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Nop);
+			//set local GraphicObject to root object passed as 1st argument
+			il.Emit (OpCodes.Ldarg_0);
+			il.Emit (OpCodes.Stloc_0);
+		}
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// read first node to set GraphicObject class for loading
+		/// and let reader position on that node
+		/// </summary>
+		public Type ReadRootType ()
+		{
+			string root = "Object";
+			while (Read()) {
+				if (NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element) {
+					root = this.Name;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+
+			Type t = Type.GetType ("Crow." + root);
+			if (t == null) {
+				Assembly a = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly ();
+				foreach (Type expT in a.GetExportedTypes ()) {
+					if (expT.Name == root)
+						t = expT;
+				}
+			}
+			RootType = t;
+			return t;
+		}
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Finalize instatiator MSIL and return LoaderInvoker delegate
+		/// </summary>
+		public Instantiator GetInstanciator(){
+			il.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
+
+			return new Instantiator (RootType,
+				(Interface.LoaderInvoker)dm.CreateDelegate (typeof(Interface.LoaderInvoker)));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/IMLStream.cs b/src/IMLStream.cs
index 542797a1..290c5355 100644
--- a/src/IMLStream.cs
+++ b/src/IMLStream.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Reflection.Emit;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Xml.Serialization;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace Crow
 {
@@ -33,10 +37,10 @@ namespace Crow
 			Path = path;
 			using (Stream stream = Interface.GetStreamFromPath (path))
 				stream.CopyTo (this);
-			RootType = Interface.GetTopContainerOfXMLStream (this);
+			//RootType = Interface.GetTopContainerOfXMLStream (this);
 		}
 		public IMLStream(Byte[] b) : base (b){			
-			RootType = Interface.GetTopContainerOfXMLStream (this);
+			//RootType = Interface.GetTopContainerOfXMLStream (this);
 		}
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Create a graphicObject instance from the this XML stream.
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Crow
 				Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
 
 				Seek (0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-				GraphicObject tmp = Interface.Load (this, this.RootType);
+				GraphicObject tmp = null;//Interface.Load (this, this.RootType);
 
 				Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = savedCulture;
 				return tmp;
diff --git a/src/Instantiator.cs b/src/Instantiator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e54e744e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Instantiator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//
+//  Instantiator.cs
+//
+//  Author:
+//       Jean-Philippe Bruyère <jp.bruyere@hotmail.com>
+//
+//  Copyright (c) 2016 jp
+//
+//  This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//  (at your option) any later version.
+//
+//  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//  GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+//  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+using System;
+
+namespace Crow
+{
+	public class Instantiator
+	{
+		Type RootType;
+		Interface.LoaderInvoker Loader;
+		public Instantiator (Type _root, Interface.LoaderInvoker loader)
+		{
+			RootType = _root;
+			Loader = loader;
+		}
+		public GraphicObject CreateInstance(){
+			GraphicObject tmp = (GraphicObject)Activator.CreateInstance(RootType);
+			Loader (tmp);
+			return tmp;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/src/Interface.cs b/src/Interface.cs
index 7b324de7..57291370 100644
--- a/src/Interface.cs
+++ b/src/Interface.cs
@@ -107,14 +107,16 @@ namespace Crow
 				g.IsQueueForRedraw = true;
 			}
 		}
+		//fast compiled IML instantiators
+		public static Dictionary<String, Instantiator> Instantiators = new Dictionary<string, Instantiator>();
 
 		#region Default values and Style loading
 		/// Default values of properties from GraphicObjects are retrieve from XML Attributes.
 		/// The reflexion process used to retrieve those values being very slow, it is compiled in MSIL
 		/// and injected as a dynamic method referenced in the DefaultValuesLoader Dictionnary.
 		/// The compilation is done on the first object instancing, and is also done for custom widgets
-		public delegate void loadDefaultInvoker(object instance);
-		public static Dictionary<String, loadDefaultInvoker> DefaultValuesLoader = new Dictionary<string, loadDefaultInvoker>();
+		public delegate void LoaderInvoker(object instance);
+		public static Dictionary<String, LoaderInvoker> DefaultValuesLoader = new Dictionary<string, LoaderInvoker>();
 		public static Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, object>> Styling;
 		/// <summary> parse all styling data's and build global Styling Dictionary </summary>
 		static void LoadStyling() {
@@ -176,36 +178,6 @@ namespace Crow
 			return stream;
 		}
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Pre-read first node to set GraphicObject class for loading
-		/// and reset stream position to 0
-		/// </summary>
-		public static Type GetTopContainerOfXMLStream (Stream stream)
-		{
-			string root = "Object";
-			stream.Seek (0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-			using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create (stream)) {
-				while (reader.Read ()) {
-					// first element is the root element
-					if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element) {
-						root = reader.Name;
-						break;
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			Type t = Type.GetType ("Crow." + root);
-			if (t == null) {
-				Assembly a = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly ();
-				foreach (Type expT in a.GetExportedTypes ()) {
-					if (expT.Name == root)
-						t = expT;
-				}
-			}
-
-			stream.Seek (0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
-			return t;
-		}
 
 		public static void Save<T> (string file, T graphicObject)
 		{
@@ -225,9 +197,10 @@ namespace Crow
 
 			GraphicObject tmp = null;
 			try {
-				using (Stream stream = GetStreamFromPath (path)) {
-					tmp = Load(stream, GetTopContainerOfXMLStream(stream));
-				}
+				if (!Instantiators.ContainsKey(path))
+					BuildInstaciator(path);
+				tmp = Instantiators [path].CreateInstance ();
+				
 			} catch (Exception ex) {
 				throw new Exception ("Error loading <" + path + ">:", ex);
 			}
@@ -236,37 +209,37 @@ namespace Crow
 
 			return tmp;
 		}
-		internal static GraphicObject Load (Stream stream, Type type)
+		public static void BuildInstaciator (string path)
 		{
+			System.Globalization.CultureInfo savedCulture = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
+			Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+
 			#if DEBUG_LOAD
 			Stopwatch loadingTime = new Stopwatch ();
 			loadingTime.Start ();
 			#endif
 
-			GraphicObject result;
-
-			CurrentInterface.XmlLoading = true;
-
-			XmlSerializerNamespaces xn = new XmlSerializerNamespaces ();
-			xn.Add ("", "");
-
-			XmlSerializer xs = new XmlSerializer (type);
-
-			result = (GraphicObject)xs.Deserialize (stream);
-			CurrentInterface.XmlLoading = false;
+			try {
+				using (Stream stream = GetStreamFromPath (path)) {
+					using (IMLInstantiatorBuilder itr = new IMLInstantiatorBuilder (stream)){
+						itr.ReadRootType();
+						itr.InitEmitter();
+						CompilerServices.BuildInstanciator(itr, itr.RootType);
+						itr.Read();//close tag
+						Instantiators[path] = itr.GetInstanciator();
+					}
+				}
+			} catch (Exception ex) {
+				throw new Exception ("Error loading <" + path + ">:", ex);
+			}
 
 			#if DEBUG_LOAD
-			FileStream fs = stream as FileStream;
-			if (fs!=null)
-				CurrentGOMLPath = fs.Name;
 			loadingTime.Stop ();
-			Debug.WriteLine ("GOML Loading ({2}->{3}): {0} ticks, {1} ms",
-				loadingTime.ElapsedTicks,
-				loadingTime.ElapsedMilliseconds,
-			CurrentGOMLPath, result.ToString());
+			Debug.WriteLine ("IML Loading '{2}' : {0} ticks, {1} ms",
+			loadingTime.ElapsedTicks, loadingTime.ElapsedMilliseconds, path);
 			#endif
 
-			return result;
+			Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = savedCulture;
 		}
 
 		public GraphicObject LoadInterface (string path)