/// <summary>
/// Will Find the Specified tab and make it the active tab/window.
/// </summary>
public static void ShowTab(int a_iTabIndex)
{
// first check that the tab is in a valid window:
DraggableTabControl parentControl = g_aTabPages[a_iTabIndex].Parent as DraggableTabControl;
if (parentControl != null)
{
// we have a valid parent control...
g_aTabPages[a_iTabIndex].BringToFront(); // Bring Tab Page to fron.
parentControl.SelectedTab = g_aTabPages[a_iTabIndex]; // Make tab bage the selected one for it's Parent controller.
Form parentForm = parentControl.Parent.Parent as Form; // two parents to go up to Panel, then form.
if (parentForm != null)
{
parentForm.Activate(); // Make the Parent form active
parentForm.BringToFront(); // and bring it to the front.
}
}
else
{
// it has no parent controller, add it to main form:
Form MainForm = g_aMainForm as Form;
DraggableTabControl TabControl = GetDraggableTabControl(MainForm);
TabControl.TabPages.Add(g_aTabPages[a_iTabIndex]);
TabControl.SelectedTab = g_aTabPages[a_iTabIndex];
}
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// <summary> Move tab a tab from one form to another. </summary>
///
/// <remarks> Gregory.nott, 17/08/2012. </remarks>
///
/// <param name="FromForm"> [in,out] from form. </param>
/// <param name="ToForm"> [in,out] to form. </param>
/// <param name="Tab"> [in,out] The tab. </param>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static void MoveTab(ref Form FromForm, ref Form ToForm, ref TabPage Tab)
{
// get the From TabControl:
DraggableTabControl FromtabControl = GetDraggableTabControl(FromForm);
DraggableTabControl ToTabControl = GetDraggableTabControl(ToForm);
ToTabControl.TabPages.Add(Tab);
FromtabControl.TabPages.Remove(Tab);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// <summary> Gets the Draggable Tab Control child of a Form. </summary>
///
/// <remarks> Gregory.nott, 17/08/2012. </remarks>
///
/// <param name="Form"> [in,out] The form. </param>
///
/// <returns> The draggable tab control. </returns>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static DraggableTabControl GetDraggableTabControl(Form Form)
{
Control[] SubControls = new Control[1]; // Array of Controls for storage.
SubControls = Form.Controls.Find("MainPanel", true); // note that the tab Controls are allways containd in the "MainPanel"
Panel SubPanel = SubControls[0] as Panel; // there should only be one "MainPanel" so will will make an assumption that it is at index 0.
///< @todo Add error checking for Finding SubControls here.
Control[] SubPanelControls = SubPanel.Controls.Find("DraggableTabControl", true); // Finds the DraggableTabControl.
DraggableTabControl returnTabControl = SubPanelControls[0] as DraggableTabControl; // Cast To DraggableTabControl from control ready for return.
///< @todo Add error checking on DraggableTabControl being returned.
return(returnTabControl);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// <summary> Pops the tab out into a new window. </summary>
///
/// <remarks> Gregory.nott, 17/08/2012. </remarks>
///
/// <param name="FromForm"> [in,out] from form. </param>
/// <param name="Tab"> [in,out] The tab. </param>
/// <param name="Location"> [in,out] The Location to position the new form. </param>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static void PopOutTab(ref Form FromForm, ref TabPage Tab, ref Point Location)
{
Forms.SubForm SubForm = new Forms.SubForm(); // Create the new subform.
Panel SubPanel = SubForm.GetMainPanel(); // get the MainPanel
DraggableTabControl tempDraggableTabControl = new DraggableTabControl(); // Create new DraggabletabControl
tempDraggableTabControl.Name = "DraggableTabControl"; // name the control
tempDraggableTabControl.Size = SubPanel.Size; // Set size to take up the full MainPanel
tempDraggableTabControl.TabPages.Add(Tab); // Add the poped out tab to thre controll
DraggableTabControl FromTabControl = GetDraggableTabControl(FromForm); // get the DraggableTabControl from the source (from) form
SubPanel.Controls.Add(tempDraggableTabControl); // Remove the tab from the source panel.
// the Tab has been moved.
g_lSubForms.Add(SubForm); // Add new SubForm to the SubForms list.
SubForm.Show(); // Show the new form.
SubForm.Location = Location; // Position the new form, must be set after Show() is called or it mwon't work.
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// <summary> Cleans up the SubForms list by removing any form that has no List. </summary>
///
/// <remarks> Gregory.nott, 17/08/2012. </remarks>
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static void SubFormsCleanup()
{
if (g_lSubForms.Count > 0)
{
foreach (Forms.SubForm subForm in g_lSubForms)
{
DraggableTabControl tabControl = GetDraggableTabControl(subForm); // get the tab control
if (tabControl != null)
{
if (tabControl.TabPages.Count < 1)
{
subForm.Hide(); // Hide the form.
UIController.g_lSubForms.Remove(subForm); // remove it from our list.
subForm.Close(); // Close it.
return; // Only remove one form per cleanup call.
}
}
}
}
}