//handles when a ContactControl is clicked, the controller will load the message history
public void contactPanelClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
showMessagePanel();
ContactControl contact = (ContactControl)sender; //typecast sender
int contactID = contact.ID; //get iD from control
controller.loadMessages(contactID); //sends ID to controller so it can load message history and create ClientComponent
//Console.WriteLine($"contact clicked: ID {contactID}");
}
//form controls (called by controller) //
//takes a list of contacts and creates panels to display them in the contactsPanel
public void displayContacts(List <Contact> contacts)
{
int contactControlCount = 0;
contactsPanel.Controls.Clear(); //clears and then recreates
foreach (Contact contact in contacts) //iterate over contact objects
{
ContactControl newContact = new ContactControl(contact.ID, contact.contactName);
newContact.Click += new EventHandler(contactPanelClicked); //sets event handler
newContact.Size = new Size(300, 100);
newContact.Location = new Point(30, contactControlCount * 110); //moves each successive control down so they don't overlap
contactControlCount++;
contactsPanel.Controls.Add(newContact);
}
}