//############### ADDING ############### private void btnAdd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { frmAddNew newPatentForm = new frmAddNew(); Patent patent = newPatentForm.GetNewPatent(); if (patent != null) { int key = newPatentForm.GetNewKey(); patents.Add(key, patent); PatentDB.SavePatents(patents); FillPatentListView(); } btnEdit.Enabled = false; }
//############### SEARCHING ############### private void btnSearch_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { frmSearch searchForm = new frmSearch(); string searchString = searchForm.GetSearchString(); int searchKey = 0; if (Int32.TryParse(searchString, out searchKey)) //if there was input in the search form { if (patents.ContainsKey(searchKey)) { //get select patent using the key Patent searchPatent = patents[searchKey]; lvPatents.Items.Clear(); //clear listview AddSearchPatentToListView(searchPatent); } else { DialogResult result = MessageBox.Show("No records exist for that patent. \nPress 'OK' to add a record.", "No Record Found", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel, MessageBoxIcon.Question); if (result == DialogResult.OK) { frmAddNew newPatentForm = new frmAddNew(); newPatentForm.SearchKey = searchKey; Patent patent = newPatentForm.GetNewPatent(); if (patent != null) { int key = newPatentForm.GetNewKey(); patents.Add(key, patent); PatentDB.SavePatents(patents); FillPatentListView(); } } } btnEdit.Enabled = false; } }