/// <summary>
/// bind the MapControl and PageLayoutControl together by assigning a new joint focus map
/// </summary>
/// <param name="activateMapFirst">true if the MapControl supposed to be activated first</param>
public void BindControls(bool activateMapFirst)
{
if (m_pageLayoutControl == null || m_mapControl == null)
throw new Exception("ControlsSynchronizer::BindControls:\r\nEither MapControl or PageLayoutControl are not initialized!");
//create a new instance of IMap
IMap newMap = new MapClass();
newMap.Name = "Map";
//create a new instance of IMaps collection which is needed by the PageLayout
IMaps maps = new Maps();
//add the new Map instance to the Maps collection
maps.Add(newMap);
//call replace map on the PageLayout in order to replace the focus map
m_pageLayoutControl.PageLayout.ReplaceMaps(maps);
//assign the new map to the MapControl
m_mapControl.Map = newMap;
//make sure that the last active control is activated
if (activateMapFirst)
this.ActivateMap();
else
this.ActivatePageLayout();
}
/// <summary>
/// given a new map, replaces the PageLayoutControl and the MapControl's focus map
/// </summary>
/// <param name="newMap"></param>
public void ReplaceMap(IMap newMap)
{
if (newMap == null)
throw new Exception("ControlsSynchronizer::ReplaceMap:\r\nNew map for replacement is not initialized!");
if (m_pageLayoutControl == null || m_mapControl == null)
throw new Exception("ControlsSynchronizer::ReplaceMap:\r\nEither MapControl or PageLayoutControl are not initialized!");
//create a new instance of IMaps collection which is needed by the PageLayout
IMaps maps = new Maps();
//add the new map to the Maps collection
maps.Add(newMap);
bool bIsMapActive = m_IsMapCtrlactive;
//call replace map on the PageLayout in order to replace the focus map
//we must call ActivatePageLayout, since it is the control we call 'ReplaceMaps'
this.ActivatePageLayout();
m_pageLayoutControl.PageLayout.ReplaceMaps(maps);
//assign the new map to the MapControl
m_mapControl.Map = newMap;
//make sure that the last active control is activated
if (bIsMapActive)
{
this.ActivateMap();
m_mapControl.ActiveView.Refresh();
}
else
{
this.ActivatePageLayout();
m_pageLayoutControl.ActiveView.Refresh();
}
}