SelectedItems Property

SelectedItems

Contains list of selected DesignItem.

Declaration

public ICollection<DesignItem> SelectedItems { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Collections.Generic.ICollection<DesignItem>

Implements

IFormDesignerControl.SelectedItems

Remarks

Other controls connected to the designer, like OutlineControl or PropertyGridControl, display their content according to the SelectedItems property. You can change SelectedItems by selecting different control from the Form Designer, Property Grid, or Outline Control.

Examples

Here is how to use a SelectedItems in the C# code:

using System;

using Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf;
using Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf.PropertyGrid;

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    private PropertyGridControl propertyGrid = new PropertyGridControl();

    private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        var formDesigner = new FormDesignerControl();
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = false;
        propertyGrid.FormDesigner = formDesigner;
        formDesigner.SelectionChanged += FormDesignerControl_SelectionChanged;
    }

    private void FormDesignerControl_SelectionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var designer = (FormDesignerControl)sender;
        propertyGrid.SelectedItems = designer.SelectedItems.ToArray();
    }
}

Here is how to use a SelectedItems in the Visual Basic code:

Imports System

Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf
Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf.PropertyGrid

Partial Public Class MainWindow
    Inherits Window
    Private propertyGrid As PropertyGridControl = New PropertyGridControl()

    Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        Dim formDesigner = New FormDesignerControl()
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = False
        propertyGrid.FormDesigner = formDesigner
        AddHandler formDesigner.SelectionChanged, AddressOf FormDesignerControl_SelectionChanged
    End Sub

    Private Sub FormDesignerControl_SelectionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim designer = CType(sender, FormDesignerControl)
        propertyGrid.SelectedItems = designer.SelectedItems.ToArray()
    End Sub
End Class