//
// SET AND RECEIVE VALUES
public void SetPrevious_View(Special_View xPrevious_View)
{
Previous_View = xPrevious_View;
btnBack.ForeColor = Previous_View.GetColour();
btnBack.FlatAppearance.MouseDownBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
btnBack.FlatAppearance.MouseOverBackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
btnBack.Text = "< " + Previous_View.GetTitle().ToUpper();
btnBack.Visible = true;
}
//This method is used to dynamically populate the form with buttons.
//Reference on LayoutPanel: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/winforms/controls/walkthrough-arranging-controls-on-windows-forms-using-a-flowlayoutpanel#positioning-controls-using-docking-and-anchoring
private void PopulateMenu(List <Type> xAcccessibleViews)
{
Special_View instance;
Buttons = new List <Button>();
for (int i = 0; i < xAcccessibleViews.Count; i++)
{
//Creating an instance of a view to get its attributes.
instance = (Special_View)(Activator.CreateInstance(xAcccessibleViews[i], new object[] { false }));
Buttons.Add(new Button());
Buttons[i].Size = new System.Drawing.Size(layoutPanel.Width, 35);
Buttons[i].Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Hand;
Buttons[i].FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.Flat;
Buttons[i].FlatAppearance.BorderSize = 0;
Buttons[i].Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Corbel", 8F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
Buttons[i].ForeColor = instance.GetColour();
Buttons[i].Name = "btn" + i.ToString();
Buttons[i].Tag = i;
Buttons[i].TabIndex = i;
Buttons[i].Text = instance.GetTitle();
Buttons[i].TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleLeft;
//Spacing between buttons
Buttons[i].Margin = new Padding(0, 0, 0, 0);
layoutPanel.Controls.Add(Buttons[i]);
//Special rules for the Logout button.
if (i == (xAcccessibleViews.Count - 1))
{
Buttons[i].Text = "Logout";
Buttons[i].BackColor = Color.WhiteSmoke;
Buttons[i].Margin = new Padding(0, 10, 0, 0);
}
// Doing the funcitonal button setup
//Uniform way of creating the click event
Buttons[i].Click -= (sender, e) => { };
Buttons[i].Click += (sender, e) =>
{
Special_View viewInstance = (Special_View)(Activator.CreateInstance(xAcccessibleViews[((Button)sender).TabIndex], new object[] { false }));
MenuElement_Changed(new object[] { sender, viewInstance.GetColour() }, e);
SetUpButton(e, xAcccessibleViews[((Button)sender).TabIndex], ((Button)sender));
};
}
}
