public ReportControlsStructure()
{
reportControlProperty = new ReportControlProperties();
}
public Control CreateControl(ReportUtils.ReportControlProperties reportControlProperties)
{
try
{
//- step.1
//- get the IDesignerHost
//- if we are not able to get it
//- then rollback (return without do nothing)
IDesignerHost host = GetIDesignerHost();
if (null == host)
{
return(null);
}
//- check if the root component has already been set
//- if not so then rollback (return without do nothing)
if (null == host.RootComponent)
{
return(null);
}
//-
//-
//- step.2
//- create a new component and initialize it via its designer
//- if the component has not a designer
//- then rollback (return without do nothing)
//- else do the initialization
//IComponent newComp = host.CreateComponent(typeof(ReportUtils.Type));
//IComponent newComp = host.CreateComponent(Type.GetType(reportControlProperties.Type));
IComponent newComp = host.CreateComponent(GetTypeFromSimpleName(reportControlProperties.Type));
Type type = GetTypeFromSimpleName(reportControlProperties.Type);
if (null == newComp)
{
return(null);
}
IDesigner designer = host.GetDesigner(newComp);
if (null == designer)
{
return(null);
}
if (designer is IComponentInitializer)
{
((IComponentInitializer)designer).InitializeNewComponent(null);
}
//-
//-
//- step.3
//- try to modify the Size/Location of the object just created
PropertyDescriptorCollection pdc = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(newComp);
//- Sets a PropertyDescriptor to the specific property.
PropertyDescriptor pdS = pdc.Find("Size", false);
if (null != pdS)
{
pdS.SetValue(newComp, (reportControlProperties.Size));
}
PropertyDescriptor pdName = pdc.Find("Name", false);
if (null != pdName)
{
pdName.SetValue(newComp, (reportControlProperties.Name));
}
PropertyDescriptor pdL = pdc.Find("Location", false);
if (null != pdL)
{
pdL.SetValue(newComp, new Point(reportControlProperties.Location._X, reportControlProperties.Location._Y));
}
PropertyDescriptor pdF = pdc.Find("Font", false);
if (null != pdF)
{
Font font = new Font(reportControlProperties.Font.FontFamily, reportControlProperties.Font.FontSize, reportControlProperties.Font.FontStyle);
pdF.SetValue(newComp, font);
}
PropertyDescriptor pdFc = pdc.Find("ForeColor", false);
if (null != pdFc)
{
Color color = Color.FromName(reportControlProperties.Font.FontColor);
if (!color.IsKnownColor)
{
color = ColorTranslator.FromHtml("#" + color.Name);
}
pdFc.SetValue(newComp, color);
}
PropertyDescriptor pdFBorder = pdc.Find("BorderStyle", false);
if (null != pdFBorder)
{
if (reportControlProperties.Border)
{
pdFBorder.SetValue(newComp, BorderStyle.FixedSingle);
}
else
{
pdFBorder.SetValue(newComp, BorderStyle.None);
}
}
PropertyDescriptor pdText = pdc.Find("Text", false);
if (null != pdText)
{
pdText.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.Text);
}
if (type == typeof(PictureBox))
{
PropertyDescriptor pdImageLocation = pdc.Find("ImageLocation", false);
if (null != pdImageLocation)
{
pdImageLocation.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.ImageName);
}
pdImageLocation = pdc.Find("SizeMode", false);
if (null != pdImageLocation)
{
pdImageLocation.SetValue(newComp, PictureBoxSizeMode.Zoom);
}
}
PropertyDescriptor pdMultiLine = pdc.Find("Multiline", false);
if (null != pdMultiLine)
{
pdMultiLine.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.MultiLine);
}
PropertyDescriptor pdTextAlign = pdc.Find("TextAlign", false);
if (null != pdTextAlign)
{
if (type == typeof(Label))
{
ContentAlignment c = (ContentAlignment)Enum.Parse(typeof(ContentAlignment), reportControlProperties.TextAlign.ToString());
pdTextAlign.SetValue(newComp, c);
}
}
PropertyDescriptor pdTag = pdc.Find("Tag", false);
if (null != pdTag)
{
pdTag.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.Binding);
}
if (type == typeof(TableLayoutPanel))
{
PropertyDescriptor pdTableLayout = pdc.Find("RowCount", false);
if (null != pdTableLayout)
{
pdTableLayout.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.RowsColumns._Rows);
}
pdTableLayout = pdc.Find("ColumnCount", false);
if (null != pdTableLayout)
{
pdTableLayout.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.RowsColumns._Columns);
}
pdTableLayout = pdc.Find("CellBorderStyle", false);
if (null != pdTableLayout)
{
if (reportControlProperties.Border)
{
pdTableLayout.SetValue(newComp, DataGridViewAdvancedCellBorderStyle.Single);
}
else
{
pdTableLayout.SetValue(newComp, DataGridViewAdvancedCellBorderStyle.None);
}
}
}
if (type == typeof(IVL_ImagePanel))
{
PropertyDescriptor pdTableLayout = pdc.Find("Images", false);
if (null != pdTableLayout)
{
pdTableLayout.SetValue(newComp, reportControlProperties.NumberOfImages);
}
pdTableLayout = pdc.Find("BorderStyle", false);
if (null != pdTableLayout)
{
pdTableLayout.SetValue(newComp, BorderStyle.FixedSingle);
}
}
//-
//-
//- step.4
//- commit the Creation Operation
//- adding the control to the DesignSurface's root component
//- and return the control just created to let further initializations
((Control)newComp).Parent = host.RootComponent as Control;
return(newComp as Control);
}//end_try
catch (Exception exx)
{
Debug.WriteLine(exx.Message);
if (null != exx.InnerException)
{
Debug.WriteLine(exx.InnerException.Message);
}
throw;
}//end_catch
}
