internal MsgBox_CheckBoxes(string message, string caption, List <string> DataSource, string buttonText, CBDisplayType type = CBDisplayType.GRID)
{
InitializeComponent();
currentType = type;
label1.Text = message;
if (currentType == CBDisplayType.GRID)
{
for (int i = 0; i < DataSource.Count; i++)
{
CheckBox checkBox = new CheckBox();
checkBox.Name = "CheckBox_" + i;
checkBox.Text = DataSource[i];
checkBoxes.Add(checkBox);
}
flowLayoutPanel1.Controls.AddRange(checkBoxes.ToArray());
this.Size = new Size(this.Size.Width, 150 + 35 * (int)Math.Ceiling((double)(checkBoxes.Count / 3)));
}
else
{
clb = new CheckedListBox();
CheckedListBox.ObjectCollection oc = clb.Items;
for (int i = 0; i < DataSource.Count; i++)
{
oc.Add(DataSource[i]);
}
clb.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
clb.CheckOnClick = true;
tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.RemoveByKey("flowLayoutPanel1");
tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(clb, 1, 1);
this.Size = new Size(this.Size.Width, 100 + clb.Size.Height);
}
button1.Text = buttonText;
}
/// <summary>
/// Opens a Message Box form with multiple checkboxes (length of the data source). Returns a list of strings representing the text beside each checked check box.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="message">The message displayed directly above the list of checkboxes.</param>
/// <param name="DataSource">The data source representing the list of strings to display checkboxes for.</param>
/// <param name="type">The way to display the checkboxes in the window.</param>
/// <param name="caption">The title of the Message Box form.</param>
/// <param name="buttonText">The text displayed over the return button.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static List <string> _Checkboxes(string message, List <string> DataSource, CBDisplayType type = CBDisplayType.GRID, string caption = "Message Box", string buttonText = "OK")
{
MsgBox_CheckBoxes cb = new MsgBox_CheckBoxes(message, caption, DataSource, buttonText, type);
DialogResult dr = cb.ShowDialog();
if (dr == DialogResult.OK)
{
return(cb.returnList);
}
return(null);
}
