public void SetupFormFields( DynForm f )
{
// Create lists with available items
// For convenience I do it here, but this data can come from anywhere if needed
var allPets = new List<DynFormList>();
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "DogID", "Dog" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "CatID", "Cat" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "RatID", "Rat" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "LizardID", "Lizard" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "BirdID", "Bird" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "FishID", "Fish" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "RabbitID", "Rabbit" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "GremlinID", "Gremlin" ) );
var allCages = new List<DynFormList>();
allCages.Add( new DynFormList( "Cage0", "Unknown" ) );
allCages.Add( new DynFormList( "Cage1", "Small Cage" ) );
allCages.Add( new DynFormList( "Cage2", "Medium Cage" ) );
allCages.Add( new DynFormList( "Cage3", "Large Cage" ) );
allCages.Add( new DynFormList( "Cage4", "Aquarium" ) );
// Add controls to edit in the DynForm
f.AddLayoutValueDataGrid( "Pets in Stock", "PetsInStock", "Pet", "Left (F2 to edit)", allPets, "Add Pet", "0" );
f.AddLayoutDropdownDataGrid( "Cage Type", "CageTypes", allCages, "Pet", "Cage" );
f.AddLayoutCheckboxDataGrid( "Feeding time", "FeedingTime", "Pet", "Do not feed after midnight" );
}
// Button 1
private void buttonNewPerson_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
// This example creates a new Person object and opens a DynForm to edit it
Person newPerson = new Person();
var f = new DynForm( "New Person", newPerson );
f.ShowDialog();
// bSaveData indicates what button the user pressed (Save or Cancel)
if( newPerson.bSaveData )
{
// Print the result to the console
string pets = "";
foreach( var pet in newPerson.Pets ) pets += pet.Text + " / ";
Console.WriteLine(
String.Format( "SSN: {0}\r\nName: {1}\r\nBirthday: {2}\r\nLucky Number: {3}\r\nFavorite Color: {4}\r\nLikes Pizza: {5}\r\nPets: {6}",
newPerson.SSN,
newPerson.Name,
newPerson.Birthday.ToLongDateString(),
newPerson.LuckyNumber,
newPerson.FavoriteColor,
newPerson.LikesPizza ? "Yes" : "No",
pets
));
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("User clicked cancel...");
}
}
public void SetupFormFields( DynForm f )
{
// This is where we "design" the form to be displayed.
// Most follow this format: f.AddSomething( "Label", "PropertyName" )
// It's usually a good thing to begin by adding a header
f.AddLayoutHeader( "Person Details" );
// If we are creating a new person we let the user set the SSN, but when editing an
// existing persons we just display the SSN in a label, since you are not allowed
// to change your SSN.
if( this.SSN == "" )
f.AddLayoutMaskedTextBox( "Social Security Number", "SSN", "000-00-0000" ); // See MSDN for info on setting up the MaskedTextBox validation pattern
else
f.AddLayoutLabel( "Social Security Number", "SSN" );
// Name is a simple text input box
f.AddLayoutTextBox( "Full name", "Name", 32 );
// Dates can be set using a date picker
f.AddLayoutDatePicker( "Date of bith", "Birthday" );
// New header. Separate the form into logical section for improved usability
f.AddLayoutHeader( "Trivia" );
// The dropdown list needs some data to work with. This data can be created on the fly, like here, or obtained from any other data source you with
var colors = new List<DynFormList>();
colors.Add( new DynFormList( null, "Not set" ) );
colors.Add( new DynFormList("Red","Red like roses") );
colors.Add( new DynFormList( "Green", "Green like a summer field" ) );
colors.Add( new DynFormList( "Blue", "Blue like the deep ocean" ) );
f.AddLayoutDropdown("Favourite colour", "FavoriteColor", colors);
// Number spinner. The last arguments allows you to set number of decimals and min/max values
f.AddLayoutNumberBox( "Lucky Number", "LuckyNumber", 0, 1, 16 );
// A simple checkbox working against a boolean
f.AddLayoutCheckbox( "Likes pizza?", "LikesPizza" );
// The listbox allows you to select items from a list.
// Again, we use the DynFormList to provide DynForm with source data (allPets)
var allPets = new List<DynFormList>();
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "DogID", "Dog" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "CatID", "Cat" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "RatID", "Rat" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "LizardID", "Lizard" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "BirdID", "Bird" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "FishID", "Fish" ) );
allPets.Add( new DynFormList( "RabbitID", "Rabbit" ) );
f.AddLayoutListbox( "Pets", "Pets", allPets, "Add a pet" );
}
// Button 2
private void buttonEditPerson_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
// This example shows hows to edit an already existing object. This it is slightly
// more complicated due to the fact that the object sent to DynForm is always modified,
// even if the user pressed cancel. Thus we need to work with a copy of the data to
// make sure to preserve the original data.
// This is the source object being edited
Person originalPerson = new Person() { SSN = "123-45-6789", Name = "Lois Lane", Birthday = new DateTime(1938,06,01), LuckyNumber = 7, LikesPizza = true, FavoriteColor = "Blue" };
// Create a copy of the source object
Person copyPerson = new Person() { SSN = originalPerson.SSN, Name = originalPerson.Name, Birthday = originalPerson.Birthday, LuckyNumber = originalPerson.LuckyNumber, LikesPizza = originalPerson.LikesPizza, FavoriteColor = originalPerson.FavoriteColor };
// Open DynForm to edit the copy
var f = new DynForm( "New Person", copyPerson );
f.ShowDialog();
// Only update the source object if the user pressed Save
string output = "";
if( copyPerson.bSaveData )
{
originalPerson = copyPerson;
output += "Updating the original object!\r\n\r\n";
}
else
{
output += "User clicked cancel, keeping original object...\r\n\r\n";
}
// Print the result to the console
string pets = "";
foreach( var pet in originalPerson.Pets ) pets += pet.Text + " / ";
output += String.Format( "SSN: {0}\r\nName: {1}\r\nBirthday: {2}\r\nLucky Number: {3}\r\nFavorite Color: {4}\r\nLikes Pizza: {5}\r\nPets: {6}",
originalPerson.SSN,
originalPerson.Name,
originalPerson.Birthday.ToLongDateString(),
originalPerson.LuckyNumber,
originalPerson.FavoriteColor,
originalPerson.LikesPizza ? "Yes" : "No",
pets
);
Console.WriteLine( output );
}
// Button 3
private void buttonPetStore_Click( object sender, EventArgs e )
{
// This example shows how to work with more advanced data structures.
// Go to the PetStore class to read more.
PetStore petStore = new PetStore();
var f = new DynForm( "Petstore Inventory", petStore );
f.ShowDialog();
}