FormDesigner Property

FormDesigner

Gets or sets IFormDesignerControl bound to this toolbox.

Declaration

public IFormDesignerControl FormDesigner { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IFormDesignerControl

Remarks

You can associate the Form designer with the ToolboxControl object by setting FormDesigner property. This allows users to place components onto the designer's surface, by dragging them from the toolbox.

Examples

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

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

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;
        toolboxControl.FormDesignerChanged += ToolboxControl_FormDesignerChanged;
    }

    private void ToolboxControl_FormDesignerChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        System.Windows.MessageBox.Show("Designer changed");
    }
}

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

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

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
        AddHandler toolboxControl.FormDesignerChanged, AddressOf ToolboxControl_FormDesignerChanged
    End Sub

    Private Sub ToolboxControl_FormDesignerChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Windows.MessageBox.Show("Designer changed")
    End Sub
End Class