// This subroutine handles the btnCreateSurvey.Click event and creates
// a new frmSurveyForm. The controls that are generated are added to the
// created survey form. There are no event handlers associated with the
// created controls.
// The created form is fairly general, and creates a survey with questions
// that are based off information provided by the Questions.xml document.
// By changing, adding, or removing nodes in the XML document, you can
// change the structure and form of the survey.
private void btnCreateSurvey_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Create a new Survey Form to display to the User.
frmSurveyForm survey = new frmSurveyForm();
// get {the controls collection of the Survey form.
Control.ControlCollection surveyControls = survey.SurveyFormControls;
// Reset the m_Location in case the user creates multiple forms
m_Location = new Point(10, 10);
// Create an XML document to read in the survey questions
XmlDocument xr = new XmlDocument();
xr.Load(@"..\..\Questions.xml");
// get {the Tag used for each of the Controls we'll create. This may
// be useful later, if the example was extended to break apart
// different types of questions/responses for analysis.
string myTag = xr.SelectSingleNode("//survey").Attributes["name"].Value;
// set {the Title on the survey form to the Display Name of the Survey
survey.SurveyTitle = xr.SelectSingleNode("//survey").Attributes["displayName"].Value;
// Create an XmlNodeList to contain each of the questions. Fill it.
XmlNodeList nodeList;
nodeList = xr.GetElementsByTagName("question");
// Create a temporary XML Node to use when retrieving information
// about the nodes in the nodeList just created.
foreach (XmlNode myNode in nodeList)
{
if (myNode.Attributes != null)
{
// Determine what type of control should be created. Pass
// in the required information, including the Controls collection
// from the frmSurveyForm form.
switch (myNode.Attributes["type"].Value)
{
case "dropdown":
m_Location = Survey_AddComboBox(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag);
break;
case "multilist":
m_Location = Survey_AddListBox(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag, true);
break;
case "text":
m_Location = Survey_AddTextBox(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag);
break;
case "radio":
m_Location = Survey_AddRadioButtons(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag);
break;
}
}
}
// set {the size of the form, based off of how many controls
// have been placed on the form, and their dimensions.
survey.Width = m_Location.X + CONTROL_WIDTH + 30;
// Add a bit extra to leave room for the OK and Cancel buttons.
survey.Height = m_Location.Y + 75;
// Show the form. You can also use the Show() method if you like.
survey.ShowDialog();
// Show the response to the user.
MessageBox.Show(survey.SurveyResponse, this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK);
}
// This subroutine handles the btnCreateSurvey.Click event and creates
// a new frmSurveyForm. The controls that are generated are added to the
// created survey form. There are no event handlers associated with the
// created controls.
// The created form is fairly general, and creates a survey with questions
// that are based off information provided by the Questions.xml document.
// By changing, adding, or removing nodes in the XML document, you can
// change the structure and form of the survey.
private void btnCreateSurvey_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Create a new Survey Form to display to the User.
frmSurveyForm survey = new frmSurveyForm();
// get {the controls collection of the Survey form.
Control.ControlCollection surveyControls = survey.SurveyFormControls;
// Reset the m_Location in case the user creates multiple forms
m_Location = new Point(10, 10);
// Create an XML document to read in the survey questions
XmlDocument xr = new XmlDocument();
xr.Load(@"..\..\Questions.xml");
// get {the Tag used for each of the Controls we'll create. This may
// be useful later, if the example was extended to break apart
// different types of questions/responses for analysis.
string myTag = xr.SelectSingleNode("//survey").Attributes["name"].Value;
// set {the Title on the survey form to the Display Name of the Survey
survey.SurveyTitle = xr.SelectSingleNode("//survey").Attributes["displayName"].Value;
// Create an XmlNodeList to contain each of the questions. Fill it.
XmlNodeList nodeList;
nodeList = xr.GetElementsByTagName("question");
// Create a temporary XML Node to use when retrieving information
// about the nodes in the nodeList just created.
foreach(XmlNode myNode in nodeList)
{
if (myNode.Attributes != null)
{
// Determine what type of control should be created. Pass
// in the required information, including the Controls collection
// from the frmSurveyForm form.
switch (myNode.Attributes["type"].Value)
{
case "dropdown":
m_Location = Survey_AddComboBox(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag);
break;
case "multilist":
m_Location = Survey_AddListBox(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag, true);
break;
case "text":
m_Location = Survey_AddTextBox(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag);
break;
case "radio":
m_Location = Survey_AddRadioButtons(myNode, surveyControls, m_Location, myTag);
break;
}
}
}
// set {the size of the form, based off of how many controls
// have been placed on the form, and their dimensions.
survey.Width = m_Location.X + CONTROL_WIDTH + 30;
// Add a bit extra to leave room for the OK and Cancel buttons.
survey.Height = m_Location.Y + 75;
// Show the form. You can also use the Show() method if you like.
survey.ShowDialog();
// Show the response to the user.
MessageBox.Show(survey.SurveyResponse, this.Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK);
}