Walkthrough: Adding Code for the Layout Toolbar

This walkthrough is split up into the following activities:

Adding code for the Layout toolbar's SelectionChanged event
Adding code to set the modes for the Layout toolbar
Adding code for the Layout toolbar's executeLayoutAction event
Adding code for the Layout toolbar's ButtonClick event

Adding code for the Layout toolbar's SelectionChanged event

To write the code in Visual Basic

Right-click in any section of frmDesigner, and click on View Code to display the code view for the Windows Form. Add the following code to create the selChangeLayoutToolbar event.

To write the code in C#

Double-click on frmDesigner to see the code view for the Windows form. Add the following code to create the selChangeLayoutToolbar event.

The following example shows what the code for the method looks like.

' Visual Basic
 Private Sub selChangeLayoutToolbar()
        cnt = Me.Designer1.Selection.Count
        If cnt = 0 Then
            Me.setModes(toolbarModes.noControls)
        ElseIf ((cnt = 1) AndAlso ((Me.Designer1.Selection(0).GetType().BaseType.ToString() _
        	<> "DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Section") AndAlso  _
        	(Me.Designer1.Selection(0).GetType().BaseType.ToString()<> "System.Object"))) Then
            Me.setModes(toolbarModes.singleControl)
        ElseIf (cnt = 2) Then
            Me.setModes(toolbarModes.twoControls)
        ElseIf (cnt > 2) Then
            Me.setModes(toolbarModes.multiControls)
        End If
End Sub

//C#
private void selChangeLayoutToolbar()
{
	int cnt = this.designer1.Selection.Count;
	if(cnt==0)
	{
		this.setModes(toolbarModes.noControls);
	}
	else if((cnt==1)&&((this.designer1.Selection[0].GetType().BaseType.ToString() !=
 		"DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Section")&&(this.designer1.Selection[0]_
		GetType().BaseType.ToString() != "System.Object")))
	{
		this.setModes(toolbarModes.singleControl);
	}
	else if(cnt==2)
	{
		this.setModes(toolbarModes.twoControls);
	}
	else if(cnt >2)
	{
		this.setModes(toolbarModes.multiControls);
	}
}

Adding code to set the modes for the Layout toolbar

To write the code in Visual Basic

Right-click in any section of frmDesigner, and click on View Code to display the code view for the Windows Form. Add the following code to create the setModes event.

To write the code in C#

Double-click on frmDesigner to see the code view for the Windows form. Add the following code to create the setModes event.

The following example shows what the code for the method looks like.

' Visual Basic
 Private Sub setModes(ByVal tbModes As Form1.toolbarModes)
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        Select Case tbModes
            Case toolbarModes.multiControls
                Me.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAligntoGrid.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = True
            Case toolbarModes.twoControls
                Me.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAligntoGrid.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = True
            Case toolbarModes.singleControl
                Me.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAligntoGrid.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = True
                Me.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = True
            Case toolbarModes.noControls
                Me.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAligntoGrid.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = False
                Me.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = False
        End Select
        Me.ResumeLayout()
End Sub

//C#
private void setModes(frmDesigner.toolbarModes tbModes)
{
	this.SuspendLayout();
	switch(tbModes)
	{
		case toolbarModes.multiControls:
			this.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled =true;
			this.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignToGrid.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = true;
			break;
		case toolbarModes.twoControls:
			this.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled =true;
			this.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignToGrid.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = true;
			break;
		case toolbarModes.singleControl:
			this.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled =false;
			this.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignToGrid.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = true;
			this.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = true;
			break;
		case toolbarModes.noControls:
			this.tbbAlignBottoms.Enabled =false;
			this.tbbAlignCenters.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignLefts.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignMiddles.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignRights.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignToGrid.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbAlignTops.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbBringToFront.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbCenterHoriz.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbCenterVert.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbDecreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbDecreaseVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbIncreaseHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbIncreaseVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeHorizSpaceEqual.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameHeight.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameSize.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeSameWidth.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbMakeVertSpaceEqual.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbRemoveHorizSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbRemoveVertSpace.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbSendToBack.Enabled = false;
			this.tbbSizeToGrid.Enabled = false;
			break;
	}
	this.ResumeLayout();
}

Adding code for the Layout toolbar's executeLayoutAction event

To write the code in Visual Basic

Right-click in any section of frmDesigner, and click on View Code to display the code view for the Windows Form. Add the following code to create the executeLayoutAction event.

To write the code in C#

Double-click on frmDesigner to see the code view for the Windows form. Add the following code to create the executeLayoutAction event.

The following example shows what the code for the method looks like.

' Visual Basic
 Private Sub executeLayoutAction(ByVal actionTool As String)
        Select Case actionTool
            Case "BringToFront"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatOrderBringToFront)
            Case "SendToBack"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatOrderSendToBack)
            Case "MakeSameHeight"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSizeSameHeight)
            Case "MakeSameWidth"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSizeSameWidth)
            Case "MakeSameSize"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSizeBoth)
            Case "AlignTops"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatAlignTop)
            Case "AlignBottoms"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatAlignBottom)
            Case "AlignLefts"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatAlignLeft)
            Case "AlignRights"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatAlignRight)
            Case "AlignMiddles"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatAlignMiddle)
            Case "AlignCenters"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatAlignCenter)
            Case "SizeToGrid"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.SnapToGrid)
            Case "MakeHorizSpaceEqual"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceEquallyHorizontal)
            Case "IncreaseHorizSpace"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceIncreaseHorizontal)
            Case "DecreaseHorizSpace"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceDecreaseHorizontal)
            Case "MakeVertSpaceEqual"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceEquallyVertical)
            Case "IncreaseVertSpace"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceIncreaseVertical)
            Case "DecreaseVertSpace"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceDecreaseVertical)
            Case "CenterHoriz"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatCenterHorizontally)
            Case "CenterVert"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatCenterVertically)
            Case "RemoveHorizSpace"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceRemoveHorizontal)
            Case "RemoveVertSpace"
                Me.Designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design._
                	DesignerAction.FormatSpaceRemoveVertical)
        End Select
End Sub

//C#
private void executeLayoutAction(string actionTool)
{
	switch(actionTool)
	{
		case "BringToFront":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatOrderBringToFront);
			break;
		case "SendToBack":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatOrderSendToBack);
			break;
		case "MakeSameHeight":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSizeSameHeight);
			break;
		case "MakeSameWidth":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSizeSameWidth);
			break;
		case "MakeSameSize":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSizeBoth);
			break;
		case "AlignTops":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatAlignTop);
			break;
		case "AlignBottoms":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatAlignBottom);
			break;
		case "AlignLefts":	
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatAlignLeft);
			break;
		case "AlignRights":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatAlignRight);
			break;
		case "AlignMiddles":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatAlignMiddle);
			break;
		case "AlignCenters":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatAlignCenter);
			break;
		case "SizeToGrid":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.SnapToGrid);
			break;
		case "MakeHorizSpaceEqual":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceEquallyHorizontal);
			break;
		case "IncreaseHorizSpace":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceIncreaseHorizontal);
			break;
		case "DecreaseHorizSpace":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceDecreaseHorizontal);
			break;
		case "MakeVertSpaceEqual":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceEquallyVertical);
			break;
		case "IncreaseVertSpace":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceIncreaseVertical);
			break;
		case "DecreaseVertSpace":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceDecreaseVertical);
			break;
		case "CenterHoriz":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatCenterHorizontally);
			break;
		case "CenterVert":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatCenterVertically);
			break;
		case "RemoveHorizSpace":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceRemoveHorizontal);
			break;
		case "RemoveVertSpace":
			this.designer1.ExecuteAction(DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Design.
				DesignerAction.FormatSpaceRemoveVertical);
			break;
	}
}

Adding code for tlbLayout's ButtonClick event

To write the code in Visual Basic

Double-click on tlbLayout. This creates an event-handling method for tlbLayout's ButtonClick event. Add the following code to the tlbLayout_ButtonClick event.

To write the code in C#

Double-click on tlbLayout. This creates an event-handling method for tlbLayout's ButtonClick event. Add the following code to the tlbLayout_ButtonClick event.

The following example shows what the code for the method looks like.

' Visual Basic
Private Sub tlbLayout_ButtonClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As _
	System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButtonClickEventArgs) Handles tlbLayout.ButtonClick
        Me.executeLayoutAction(e.Button.Tag.ToString())
End Sub

//C#
private void tlbLayout_ButtonClick(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.
	ToolBarButtonClickEventArgs e)
{
	this.executeLayoutAction(e.Button.Tag.ToString());
}

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