Adding Input Components to C1InputPanel

You can add input components to the C1InputPanel control using the designer or code.

Adding Input Components Using the Designer

To add an input component to the C1InputPanel using the designer:

Select the C1InputPanel control and click the smart tag () to open the C1InputPanel Tasks menu.
Click the Add New Item drop-down arrow and select an input component from the list of items. For this example, we will select an InputImage component.
The InputImage component automatically appears inside the C1InputPanel control.

Adding Input Components Using the Designer Programmatically

To add a C1Input component item to the C1InputPanel programmatically:

Add the following import statement:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Imports C1.Win.C1InputPanel

To write code in C#

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using C1.Win.C1InputPanel;

To add the C1InputPanel to your form, add the following code to the Form_Load event.

To write code in Visual Basic

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Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load Dim NewPanel As New C1InputPanel Controls.Add(NewPanel) End Sub

To write code in C#

Using the Solution Explorer, add an existing item to the project. For this example, select an image of your choice.

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private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { C1InputPanel NewPanel = new C1InputPanel(); Controls.Add(NewPanel); }

To place the InputImage component on the InputPanel add the following code at the end of the Form_Load event:

To write code in Visual Basic

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Dim NewImage As InputImage = New InputImage NewImage.Image = Image.FromFile ("[your image location/name]") X.Items.Add(NewImage)

To write code in C#

Run the program and observe that your image now appears in the C1InputPanel.