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Simple Runtime Control Sizing and Dragging Class

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Sample and brief description of simple class that enables sizing and dragging of controls on a form
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;

namespace PickBoxTest
{
	/// <summary>
	/// This class implements sizing and moving functions for
	///	runtime editing of graphic controls
	/// </summary>
	public class PickBox
	{
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// PRIVATE CONSTANTS AND VARIABLES
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	private const int BOX_SIZE = 8;
	private Color BOX_COLOR = Color.White;
	private ContainerControl m_container;
    private Control m_control;
	private Label[] lbl = new Label[8];
	private int startl;
    private int startt;
	private int startw;
    private int starth;
	private int startx;
    private int starty;
	private bool dragging;
	private	Cursor[] arrArrow = new Cursor[] {Cursors.SizeNWSE, Cursors.SizeNS,
			Cursors.SizeNESW, Cursors.SizeWE, Cursors.SizeNWSE, Cursors.SizeNS,
			Cursors.SizeNESW, Cursors.SizeWE};
	private Cursor oldCursor;

	private const int MIN_SIZE = 20;

	//
	// Constructor creates 8 sizing handles & wires mouse events
	// to each that implement sizing functions
	//
	public PickBox() {
		for (int i = 0; i<8; i++) {
			lbl[i] = new Label();
			lbl[i].TabIndex = i;
			lbl[i].FlatStyle = 0 ;
			lbl[i].BorderStyle = BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
			lbl[i].BackColor = BOX_COLOR;
			lbl[i].Cursor = arrArrow[i];
			lbl[i].Text = "";
			lbl[i].BringToFront();
			lbl[i].MouseDown += new MouseEventHandler(this.lbl_MouseDown);
			lbl[i].MouseMove += new MouseEventHandler(this.lbl_MouseMove);
			lbl[i].MouseUp += new MouseEventHandler(this.lbl_MouseUp);
		}
	}

	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// PUBLIC METHODS
	//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	//
	// Wires a Click event handler to the passed Control
	// that attaches a pick box to the control when it is clicked
	//
	public void WireControl(Control ctl) {
		ctl.Click += new EventHandler(this.SelectControl);
	}


	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// PRIVATE METHODS
	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	//
	// Attaches a pick box to the sender Control
	//
	private void SelectControl(object sender, EventArgs e) {

		if (m_control is Control) {
			m_control.Cursor = oldCursor;

			//Remove event any pre-existing event handlers appended by this class
			m_control.MouseDown -= new MouseEventHandler(this.ctl_MouseDown);
			m_control.MouseMove -= new MouseEventHandler(this.ctl_MouseMove);
			m_control.MouseUp -= new MouseEventHandler(this.ctl_MouseUp);

			m_control = null;
		}

		m_control = (Control)sender;
		//Add event handlers for moving the selected control around
		m_control.MouseDown += new MouseEventHandler(this.ctl_MouseDown);
		m_control.MouseMove += new MouseEventHandler(this.ctl_MouseMove);
		m_control.MouseUp += new MouseEventHandler(this.ctl_MouseUp);

		//Add sizing handles to Control's container (Form or PictureBox)
		for (int i = 0; i<8; i++) {
			m_control.Parent.Controls.Add(lbl[i]);
			lbl[i].BringToFront();
		}

		//Position sizing handles around Control
		MoveHandles();

		//Display sizing handles
		ShowHandles();

		oldCursor = m_control.Cursor;
		m_control.Cursor = Cursors.SizeAll;

   }

	public void Remove() {
		HideHandles();
		m_control.Cursor = oldCursor;
	}

	private void ShowHandles() {
		if (m_control !=null) {
			for (int i = 0; i<8; i++) {
				lbl[i].Visible = true;
			}
		}
	}

	private void HideHandles() {
        for (int i = 0; i<8; i++) {
		   lbl[i].Visible = false;
		}
	}

	private void MoveHandles() {
		int sX = m_control.Left - BOX_SIZE;
		int sY = m_control.Top - BOX_SIZE;
		int sW = m_control.Width + BOX_SIZE;
		int sH = m_control.Height + BOX_SIZE;
		int hB = BOX_SIZE / 2;
		int[] arrPosX = new int[] {sX+hB, sX + sW / 2, sX + sW-hB, sX + sW-hB,
			sX + sW-hB, sX + sW / 2, sX+hB, sX+hB};
		int[] arrPosY = new int[] {sY+hB, sY+hB, sY+hB, sY + sH / 2, sY + sH-hB,
			sY + sH-hB, sY + sH-hB, sY + sH / 2};
		for(int i=0; i<8; i++)
			lbl[i].SetBounds(arrPosX[i], arrPosY[i], BOX_SIZE, BOX_SIZE);
	}

	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// MOUSE EVENTS THAT IMPLEMENT SIZING OF THE PICKED CONTROL
	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	//
	// Store control position and size when mouse button pushed over
	// any sizing handle
	//
	private void lbl_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
        dragging = true;
		startl = m_control.Left;
		startt = m_control.Top;
        startw = m_control.Width;
        starth = m_control.Height;
		HideHandles();
	}

	//
	// Size the picked control in accordance with sizing handle being dragged
	//	0   1   2
	//  7       3
	//  6   5   4
	//
    private void lbl_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
        int l = m_control.Left;
        int w = m_control.Width;
        int t = m_control.Top;
        int h = m_control.Height;
		if (dragging) {
		switch (((Label)sender).TabIndex) {
			case 0: // Dragging top-left sizing box
				l = startl + e.X < startl + startw - MIN_SIZE ? startl + e.X : startl + startw - MIN_SIZE;
				t = startt + e.Y < startt + starth - MIN_SIZE ? startt + e.Y : startt + starth - MIN_SIZE;
				w = startl + startw - m_control.Left;
				h = startt + starth - m_control.Top;
				break;
			case 1: // Dragging top-center sizing box
				t = startt + e.Y < startt + starth - MIN_SIZE ? startt + e.Y : startt + starth - MIN_SIZE;
				h = startt + starth - m_control.Top;
				break;
			case 2: // Dragging top-right sizing box
				w = startw + e.X > MIN_SIZE ? startw + e.X : MIN_SIZE;
				t = startt + e.Y < startt + starth - MIN_SIZE ? startt + e.Y : startt + starth - MIN_SIZE;
				h = startt + starth - m_control.Top;
				break;
			case 3: // Dragging right-middle sizing box
				w = startw + e.X > MIN_SIZE ? startw + e.X : MIN_SIZE;
				break;
			case 4: // Dragging right-bottom sizing box
				w = startw + e.X > MIN_SIZE ? startw + e.X : MIN_SIZE;
				h = starth + e.Y > MIN_SIZE ? starth + e.Y : MIN_SIZE;
				break;
			case 5: // Dragging center-bottom sizing box
				h = starth + e.Y > MIN_SIZE ? starth + e.Y : MIN_SIZE;
				break;
			case 6: // Dragging left-bottom sizing box
				l = startl + e.X < startl + startw - MIN_SIZE ? startl + e.X : startl + startw - MIN_SIZE;
				w = startl + startw - m_control.Left;
				h = starth + e.Y > MIN_SIZE ? starth + e.Y : MIN_SIZE;
				break;
			case 7: // Dragging left-middle sizing box
				l = startl + e.X < startl + startw - MIN_SIZE ? startl + e.X : startl + startw - MIN_SIZE;
                w = startl + startw - m_control.Left;
				break;
		   }
        l =(l<0)?0:l;
        t =(t<0)?0:t;
        m_control.SetBounds(l,t,w,h);
        }
    }

	//
	// Display sizing handles around picked control once sizing has completed
	//
	private void lbl_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
        dragging = false;
        MoveHandles();
        ShowHandles();
	}

	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// MOUSE EVENTS THAT MOVE THE PICKED CONTROL AROUND THE FORM
	/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	//
	// Get mouse pointer starting position on mouse down and hide sizing handles
	//
	private void ctl_MouseDown(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
        dragging = true;
		startx = e.X;
		starty = e.Y;
		HideHandles();
	}

	//
	// Reposition the dragged control
	//
	private void ctl_MouseMove(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
        if (dragging) {
			int l =  m_control.Left + e.X - startx;
			int t = m_control.Top + e.Y - starty;
            int w = m_control.Width;
            int h = m_control.Height;
            l =(l<0)?0:((l+w > m_control.Parent.ClientRectangle.Width)?
              m_control.Parent.ClientRectangle.Width-w:l);
            t =(t<0)?0:((t+h> m_control.Parent.ClientRectangle.Height)?
            m_control.Parent.ClientRectangle.Height-h:t);
            m_control.Left = l;
            m_control.Top = t;
		}
	}

	//
	// Display sizing handles around picked control once dragging has completed
	//
	private void ctl_MouseUp(object sender, MouseEventArgs e) {
		dragging = false;
		MoveHandles();
		ShowHandles();
	}

  }
}

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