private void SelectionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Fish out the custom type descriptor and use it
SampleCustomTypeDescriptor controlDesc = _customTypeDescriptors[_selection.PrimarySelection] as SampleCustomTypeDescriptor;
if (controlDesc != null)
{
_grid.SelectedObject = controlDesc;
}
}
public DesignForm(Form originalForm, System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection <string> propertiesToDesign)
{
// Copy parameters to fields
_originalForm = originalForm;
_propertiesToDesign = propertiesToDesign;
// Create hashtables
_reparentedControls = new Hashtable();
_customTypeDescriptors = new Hashtable();
// Create the DesignSurface and get the View from it;
_surface = new DesignSurface(typeof(Form));
// Setup UI, note, this can't be called until _surface is non-null
SetupUI();
// Get the IDesignerHost for the surface
_host = _surface.GetService(typeof(IDesignerHost)) as IDesignerHost;
// Get the ISelectionService and hook the SelectionChanged event
_selection = _surface.GetService(typeof(ISelectionService)) as ISelectionService;
if (_selection != null)
{
_selection.SelectionChanged += new EventHandler(SelectionChanged);
}
// Get the rootForm from the IDesignerHost
Form rootForm = _host.RootComponent as Form;
if (rootForm != null)
{
// Clone the Form's properties
CloneControlProperties(_originalForm, rootForm);
// Now that a customTypeDescriptor is around for the Form, use it
SampleCustomTypeDescriptor formDesc = _customTypeDescriptors[rootForm] as SampleCustomTypeDescriptor;
if (formDesc != null)
{
_grid.SelectedObject = formDesc;
}
// Clone the controls on the Form
CloneControlsRecursive(_originalForm.Controls, rootForm);
}
}
