Hi Raphael,
You may try add an Initialize method to you Plugin inteface. like
public interface IPlugin
{
void Initialize(Control.ControlCollection ctl);
}
and implement it in your plugin class
//save the controls collection for future use, you may remove it if it has
no use to your //plugin
<code snippet>
private Control.ControlCollection controls = null;
public void Initialize(Control.ControlCollection ctl)
{
controls = ctl;
txtBox1 = new TextBox();
txtBox1.Location = new Point(10,10);
txtBox1.Size = new Size(100,10);
txtBox1.Text = "Hello World";
//Add your event handlers here, and define them in your
plugin class library.
txtBox1.TextChanged += new EventHandler(txtBox1_TextChanged);
//.......
//Don't forget add it to your container's controls array.
controls.Add(txtBox1);
}
</code snippet>
And in your program
//load your plugins from assembly.
//....
//get the interface
PluginsLib.IPlugin plugin = new PluginsLib.Class1();
//create your DocControl object, here, for simplicity I just used an Panel
names panel1
//pass the Controls array to your plugin by calling Initialize method.
plugin.Initialize(panel1.Controls);
Does this answer your question?
If you still have problem on this issue, please let me know.
Best regards,
Ying-Shen Yu [MSFT]
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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| OK we're getting close!!
|
| With this:
| | DockHost
| | -DockPanel
| | -DocControl
|
| The main application has the DockHost, and the DockPanel.
| The add-ins will inherit the DocControl Class. So, in my
| code, I'm essentially adding the enumerated DLL that
| implement the proper interface for a DockControl, and add
| them to my existing DockPanel.
|
| I just want to be able to
| 1. see the controls define in the DLL (ie passing them up
| to the dc)
| -This could be a point of confusion. See, I'd have
| thought that by imheriting the DockControl class, that
| the controls would automatically be "painted" but that
| doesn't seem to be the case. It's seem like I'm creating
| a DockControl object, and using the "data" from the DLL
| to create the controls based on what was found in the
| DLL. It seems like I'm missing something....is that
| where calling the intialize method of the plugin comes in?
|
|
|
|
| 2. have the application send the events for the controls
| that it adds..this way, each DLL is responsible for
| handling its' events.
|
|
| Almost there! Thanks so much, you are alot of help!
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Raphael,
| > Thanks for your detail information, that's very
| helpful for me to
| >understand your problem correctly.
| >First I'd like to make sure one thing. In your reply,
| You mentions that
| >your control had been added,
| > I'd like to make sure what is your control refer to?
| >Did you refer to the DockingSuite.DockControl?
| >Your control is derived from the Winform controls class,
| right?
| >What's the relation of your control and the controls in
| plugin?
| >Are they contained in your control?(In otherword your
| control is the
| >container of the plugin controls).
| >
| >For I'm not very familiar with your problem, I can only
| give you a
| >suggestion, you may try this way.
| >
| >For intlIndex = 0 To Plugins.Length - 1
| > 'create your plugin instance
| > objPlugin = DirectCast
| >(plugInServices.CreateInstance(Plugins(intIndex)),
| DMCInterface.IPlugin)
| > 'create your control instance
| > dc = New DockingSuite.DockControl
| > dc.Text = objPlugin.Name
| > 'add your controls in this method, you may refer to
| the
| >InitializeComponent code generated by VS.NET.
| > objPlugin.Initialize(dc)
| > dp.Controls.Add(dc)
| >Next
| >
| >Now You can initialize your controls in the
| objPlugin.Initialize(Control
| >ctl) method,
| >you can easily add event handlers to the controls in it.
| don't forget to
| >add the controls in plugins to the
| >ctl.Controls collection at last.
| >
| >If you still have problems on this issue, please let me
| know.
| >
| >Thanks!
| >
| >Best regards,
| >
| >Ying-Shen Yu [MSFT]
| >Microsoft Online Partner Support
| >Get Secure! -
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| >
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| >| Hi Ying-Shen, you are very close!
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >| For all intents and purposed, I'm not really using a
| >| TabControl, I'm using a docking window.
| >| DockHost
| >| -DockPanel
| >| -DocControl
| >|
| >|
| >| My DLL's will inherit the DocControl class. They will
| >| implement my plugIn interface so they can be found. My
| >| application will check for the DLL, see if it
| implements
| >| the proper interface, then load the DLL.
| >|
| >| The thing is, when I loads the DLL, or more to the
| point:
| >|
| >| For intIndex = 0 To Plugins.Length - 1
| >| objPlugin = DirectCast
| >| (plugInServices.CreateInstance(Plugins(intIndex)),
| >| DMCInterface.IPlugin)
| >|
| >| Trace.WriteLine("Found Add-In: " & Plugins
| >| (intIndex).ClassName.ToString & ":" & objPlugin.Name)
| >| dc = New DockingSuite.DockControl
| >| dc.Text = objPlugin.Name
| >| dp.Controls.Add(dc)
| >| Next
| >|
| >| My control is added, but the buttons and textboxes
| that I
| >| defined in them are not visible. So I thought I should
| >| created a property which would enumerate all the
| controls
| >| in the dll, and return them. Then, I would add the
| >| controls found in the DLL, to the dockControl object...
| >|
| >| For intIndex = 0 To Plugins.Length - 1
| >| objPlugin = DirectCast
| >| (plugInServices.CreateInstance(Plugins(intIndex)),
| >| DMCInterface.IPlugin)
| >|
| >| Trace.WriteLine("Found Add-In: " & Plugins
| >| (intIndex).ClassName.ToString & ":" & objPlugin.Name)
| >| dc = New DockingSuite.DockControl
| >| dc.Text = objPlugin.Name
| >| Dim ar As ArrayList
| >| Dim c As Object
| >| ar = objPlugin.ControlsCollection
| >| objPlugin.Initialize(objHost)
| >| Trace.WriteLine("Found " & ar.Count & "
| Add-
| >| In Controls")
| >| For Each c In ar
| >| Trace.WriteLine(" -" &
| >| c.GetType.ToString & " Add-In Controls")
| >| dc.Controls.Add(c)
| >| Next
| >| dp.Controls.Add(dc)
| >| Next
| >|
| >| This worked, in that now I could see the controls. But
| >| when I clicked on them, nothing happened. I want to
| pass
| >| the click even BACK to the DLL, so that the
| Button1_Click
| >| method in my DLL responds to the click from the
| >| dockControl, now located in the application.
| >|
| >|
| >| Hope this makes more sense. I know I'm close, I just
| need
| >| to tie the ends.
| >|
| >| Thanks alot for your help!
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >|
| >| >-----Original Message-----
| >| >Hi Raphael,
| >| > Thanks for using MSDN Newsgroup. My
| understanding
| >| to your problem now
| >| >is
| >| >you have an TabControl in your application, and you
| want
| >| to let your Plugin
| >| >in the DLL draw it's own interface on every tab page(
| I
| >| think it's TabPage
| >| >not TabControl right?) The Problem is that you don't
| >| know how to get the
| >| >controls defined in your derived TabPage Control and
| >| associate them with
| >| >events. If I was wrong, please let me know. And I
| want
| >| to make sure some
| >| >points before giving you adivse.
| >| >1. Is your Dll a .NET Control Library?
| >| >2. which event would you associate your controles in
| >| your plugin. the event
| >| >handler is defined out side the Plugin or still
| instide
| >| the same Plugin?
| >| >
| >| > Anyway, I think you may also think about passing
| the
| >| reference of the
| >| >TabPage in an initialization method of your Plugin
| >| Control, Then you can do
| >| >the initiliaztion in your plugin control. and it's
| easy
| >| to associate the
| >| >controls
| >| >with the events inside the same control.
| >| > If you want to associate ouside event to the
| inner
| >| controls in your
| >| >TabPage.
| >| > The number of the events you want to associate
| with
| >| the controls is
| >| >very small, maybe you can define some
| >| >properties on your control for setting and getting
| the
| >| value (like a
| >| >facade).
| >| > Or you need Enumerate the Controls property of
| your
| >| TabPage Property to
| >| >find the Control by 'Name', and then associate the
| event
| >| handler to it.
| >| >
| >| >Is this helpful to your, If you still have problems
| on
| >| it, please let me
| >| >know!
| >| >Thanks !
| >| >
| >| >
| >| >Best regards,
| >| >
| >| >Ying-Shen Yu [MS]
| >| >Microsoft Online Partner Support
| >| >Get Secure! -
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| >| >
| >| >This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties
| and
| >| confers no rights.
| >| >
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| >| >| Subject: Application PlugIn with Interface
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| >| >| Hi, I'm creating an application that has a Tab
| >| control. I
| >| >| would like to create a series of plug-in DLL's
| which
| >| will
| >| >| make up each tab. The class for each tab inherits
| the
| >| Tab
| >| >| control, and implements an interface so I can
| >| recognize
| >| >| it...I've gotten that far...
| >| >|
| >| >| My problem, is that I need to be able to get the
| >| controls
| >| >| that are defined in the DLL, to the application.
| So,
| >| If
| >| >| someone codes a button in the DLL, it will show up
| in
| >| the
| >| >| tab control on my app once I add the tab that is
| >| defined
| >| >| by the class...my problem is how can I get the
| onClick
| >| >| even to get passed from my application, to the DLL?
| >| >|
| >| >
| >| >.
| >| >
| >|
| >
| >.
| >
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