InputControlHost

The InputControlHost makes it possible to embed arbitrary controls into the C1InputPanel. Complete the following steps to add the MonthCalendar control to the input panel:

Add the C1InputPanel control to the form.

We have to define the following class:

To write code in Visual Basic

Visual Basic	Copy Code
Public Class MonthCalendarHost Inherits C1.Win.C1InputPanel.InputControlHost Public Sub New() MyBase.New(New System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar()) End Sub End Class

To write code in C#

Build the project.
In the design view, select the C1InputPanel control and open its smart tag, and then select "InputControlHost" in the "Add New Item" combobox.
This will open a dialog box where you should type the class name of our control host, such as "WindowsApplication1. MonthCalendarHost".
Click OK in the Adding InputControlHost dialog box.
The control is added to C1InputPanel.

C#	Copy Code
public class MonthCalendarHost : C1.Win.C1InputPanel.InputControlHost { public MonthCalendarHost() : base(new System.Windows.Forms.MonthCalendar()) { } }

Next time, when you want to add the MonthCalendarHost component you don't have to type its name. The name of this class can be selected from the drop-down list in the "Adding InputControlHost" dialog box.

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Note: It is highly recommended that you move all of the InputControlHost-based components to a separate .dll project that will not be rebuilt together with the main application. This allows you to avoid the following well-known issue: In VS2008 IDE, no property of the form or the C1InputPanel containing an InputControlHost can be changed when the application is debugged once.