Root Property

Root

Declaration

public IOutlineNode Root { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IOutlineNode

Remarks

The Root property represents a root element in the form's layout.

Any time you associate a new FormDesigner with OutlineControl, it creates a root IOutlineNode item from the FormDesigner root element.

Examples

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

using System;
using System.Windows;

using Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf;
using Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf.Outline;

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    private OutlineControl outlineControl = new OutlineControl();
    private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        var formDesigner = new FormDesignerControl();
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = false;
        formDesigner.DesignedContentChanged += Designer_DesignedContentChanged;

        outlineControl.FormDesigner = formDesigner;
    }

    private void Designer_DesignedContentChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(outline.Root?.Name);
    }
}

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

Imports System

Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf
Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf.Outline

Partial Public Class MainWindow
    Inherits Window
    Private outlineControl As OutlineControl = New OutlineControl()
    Private Sub Window_Loaded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As RoutedEventArgs)
        Dim formDesigner = New FormDesignerControl()
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = False
        AddHandler formDesigner.DesignedContentChanged, AddressOf Designer_DesignedContentChanged

        outlineControl.FormDesigner = formDesigner
    End Sub

    Private Sub Designer_DesignedContentChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        MessageBox.Show(outline.Root?.Name)
    End Sub
End Class