How to get dock controls parent relationship through code?
9 Dec 201913 minutes to read
This can be done using the below code snippet.
private void InitializeDockControlState()
{
this.dockingManager1.FloatControl(this.myUserControl11, new Rectangle(250, 250, 220, 260));
this.dockingManager1.FloatControl(this.myUserControl21, new Rectangle(350, 350, 220, 260));
this.dockingManager1.DockControl(this.myUserControl31, this, DockingStyle.Right, 200);
this.dockingManager1.DockControl(this.myUserControl11, this.myUserControl21, DockingStyle.Bottom, 200);
}
private void GetDockingRelationship(Control dockedControl)
{
Control targetControl;
string statusMessage = string.Empty;
if (dockedControl.Parent is DockHost)
{
DockHost dockHost = dockedControl.Parent as DockHost;
DockHostController dockHostController = dockHost.InternalController as DockHostController;
DockControllerBase baseController = dockHostController.DICurrent.dController;
if (baseController != null)
{
if (baseController is SizingController || baseController is DockHostController)
{
if (count != dockedControls.Count - 1)
{
targetControl = baseController.HostControl.Controls[0];
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is docked to " + targetControl.Name + ".";
statusMessage += "DockingStyle " + this.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(dockedControl);
}
else if (count == dockedControls.Count - 1)
{
targetControl = baseController.HostControl;
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is docked to " + targetControl.Name + ".";
statusMessage += "DockingStyle " + this.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(dockedControl);
}
}
else if (baseController is DockTabController)
{
if (this.dockingManager1.IsFloating(dockedControl))
{
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is floating and in a tab group.";
targetControl = baseController.HostControl.Parent.Controls[0].Controls[0];
}
else
{
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is in a tab group.";
targetControl = baseController.HostControl.Controls[0];
}
if (targetControl.Name != dockedControl.Name)
statusMessage += "The tab group primary control is " + targetControl.Name + ".";
else
statusMessage += "This control is the primary control in the tab group.";
}
else if (baseController is FloatingFormController)
{
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is floating independently.";
}
else
{
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " full docking state not known.";
}
}
Console.WriteLine(statusMessage);
}
}
ArrayList dockedControls;
int count;
private void getControlsRelationToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
count = 0;
IEnumerator enumerator = this.dockingManager1.Controls;
dockedControls = new ArrayList();
while (enumerator.MoveNext())
{
dockedControls.Add(enumerator.Current);
}
foreach (Control dockedControl in dockedControls)
{
GetDockingRelationship(dockedControl);
count = count + 1;
}
}Private Sub InitializeDockControlState()
Me.dockingManager1.FloatControl(Me.myUserControl11, New Rectangle(250, 250, 220, 260))
Me.dockingManager1.FloatControl(Me.myUserControl21, New Rectangle(350, 350, 220, 260))
Me.dockingManager1.DockControl(Me.myUserControl31, Me, DockingStyle.Right, 200)
Me.dockingManager1.DockControl(Me.myUserControl11, Me.myUserControl21, DockingStyle.Bottom, 200)
End Sub
Private Sub GetDockingRelationship(ByVal dockedControl As Control)
Dim targetControl As Control
Dim statusMessage As String = String.Empty
If TypeOf dockedControl.Parent Is DockHost Then
Dim dockHost As DockHost = TryCast(dockedControl.Parent, DockHost)
Dim dockHostController As DockHostController = TryCast(dockHost.InternalController, DockHostController)
Dim baseController As DockControllerBase = dockHostController.DICurrent.dController
If baseController IsNot Nothing Then
If TypeOf baseController Is SizingController OrElse TypeOf baseController Is DockHostController Then
If count <> dockedControls.Count - 1 Then
targetControl = baseController.HostControl.Controls(0)
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is docked to " + targetControl.Name + "."
statusMessage += "DockingStyle " + Me.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(dockedControl)
ElseIf count = dockedControls.Count - 1 Then
targetControl = baseController.HostControl
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is docked to " + targetControl.Name + "."
statusMessage += "DockingStyle " + Me.dockingManager1.GetDockStyle(dockedControl)
End If
ElseIf TypeOf baseController Is DockTabController Then
If Me.dockingManager1.IsFloating(dockedControl) Then
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is floating and in a tab group."
targetControl = baseController.HostControl.Parent.Controls(0).Controls(0)
Else
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is in a tab group."
targetControl = baseController.HostControl.Controls(0)
End If
If targetControl.Name <> dockedControl.Name Then
statusMessage += "The tab group primary control is " + targetControl.Name + "."
Else
statusMessage += "This control is the primary control in the tab group."
End If
ElseIf TypeOf baseController Is FloatingFormController Then
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " is floating independently."
Else
statusMessage = dockedControl.Name + " full docking state not known."
End If
End If
Console.WriteLine(statusMessage)
End If
End Sub
Private dockedControls As ArrayList
Private count As Integer
Private Sub getControlsRelationToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
count = 0
Dim enumerator As IEnumerator = Me.dockingManager1.Controls
dockedControls = New ArrayList()
While enumerator.MoveNext()
dockedControls.Add(enumerator.Current)
End While
For Each dockedControl As Control In dockedControls
GetDockingRelationship(dockedControl)
count = count + 1
Next
End Sub