/// <summary>
/// Creates elements based on the fields in a database.
/// Optionally, the elements are enclosed in a from with ID 'form_[formID]'.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="appID">The appID on which these controls are based.</param>
/// <param name="cntlContainer">The container that contains these controls</param>
/// <param name="dctDefaultOverride">A dictionary that maps the default value given in the database
/// with the value to use as an override</param>
/// <param name="uid">A unique identified to append to the control IDs of the generated controls.
/// You will need this if you are calling this method several times to generate similar output one page.
/// (One recommended value for thie Unique ID is the Database ID).</param>
/// <param name="cntlDisplayStyle"></param>
/// <param name="blElementsInLine">Set false to allow displaying all elements in line (no line breaks)</param>
/// <param name="blRunAtServer">When TRUE, includes runat=server as a property of all controls</param>
public static void GenerateControlsFromDatabase(int appID, System.Web.UI.Control cntlContainer,
Dictionary <string, string> dctDefaultOverride = null, string uid = "", int cntlDisplayStyle = -1,
Boolean blElementsInLine = false, Boolean blRunAtServer = false)
{
try
{
if (dctDefaultOverride == null)
{
dctDefaultOverride = new Dictionary <string, string>();
}
SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand();
clsDB myDB = new clsDB();
ControlCollection cntls = new ControlCollection(cntlContainer);
List <SqlParameter> ps = new List <SqlParameter>();
ps.Add(new SqlParameter("@" + DBK.fkAPPID, appID));
using (myDB.OpenConnection())
{
using (SqlDataReader dR = (SqlDataReader)myDB.ExecuteSP(DBK.SP.spGETWEBDISPLAYFIELDINFO,
ps,
clsDB.SPExMode.READER,
ref cmd)
)
{
if ((dR != null) && (dR.HasRows))
{
CustomCode x = new CustomCode();
x.ConstructInputControls(dR, cntlContainer, dctDefaultOverride, uid, cntlDisplayStyle,
blElementsInLine, blRunAtServer);
}
}
}
} catch (Exception ex)
{
cntlContainer.Controls.Add(renderLiteralControlError(ex, ""));
}
}
