CategoryNames Property

CategoryNames

Gets collection of Categories (Tabs) displayed by the toolbox.

Declaration

public string[] CategoryNames { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String[]

Implements

IToolboxControl.CategoryNames

Remarks

This property is used to store a list of toolbox category names.

Examples

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

using Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf;
using Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf.Toolbox;
using System;
using System.Text;

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

        var toolboxControl = new ToolboxControl();
        toolboxControl.FormDesigner = formDesigner;
        System.Windows.MessageBox.Show(GetList(toolboxControl.CategoryNames));
    }

    private string GetList(string[] list)
    {
        var sb = new StringBuilder();
        int i = 0;
        foreach (var elem in list)
        {
            sb.Append(elem.ToString());
            i++;
            if (i < list.Length)
                sb.Append(", ");
        }

        return sb.ToString();
    }
}

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

Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf
Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.Wpf.Toolbox
Imports System
Imports System.Text

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

        Dim toolboxControl = New ToolboxControl()
        toolboxControl.FormDesigner = formDesigner
        Windows.MessageBox.Show(GetList(toolboxControl.CategoryNames))
    End Sub

    Private Function GetList(ByVal list As String()) As String
        Dim sb = New StringBuilder()
        Dim i = 0
        For Each elem In list
            sb.Append(elem.ToString())
            i += 1
            If i < list.Length Then sb.Append(", ")
        Next

        Return sb.ToString()
    End Function
End Class