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Creating a Multi-Page Windows Forms Control with Design Time Support

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A step-by-step guide to creating a control and adding design time support to it
 
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using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace Step1
{
	public class TestForm : Form
	{
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		private System.Windows.Forms.Button myCtlBtn1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button myCtlBtn2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button myCtlBtn3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label myCtlLblPage1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label myCtlLblPage2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label myCtlLblPage3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label myCtlLblPage4;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Label myCtlLblPage5;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox myCtlComboBox;

		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPaneControl myCtlMultiPane1;
		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPaneControl myCtlMultiPane2;

		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage myCtlMultiPanePage1;
		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage myCtlMultiPanePage2;
		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage myCtlMultiPanePage3;
		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage myCtlMultiPanePage4;
		private Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage myCtlMultiPanePage5;

		public TestForm()
		{
			InitializeComponent();

			myCtlComboBox.SelectedIndex = 0;

		}

		protected override void Dispose( bool theDisposing )
		{
			if( theDisposing )
				if (components != null) 
					components.Dispose();

			base.Dispose( theDisposing );
		}

		#region Event handlers

		private void Handler_Btn1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			myCtlMultiPane1.SelectedPage = myCtlMultiPanePage1;
		}

		private void Handler_Btn2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
		
			myCtlMultiPane1.SelectedPage = myCtlMultiPanePage2;
		}

		private void Handler_Btn3_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
		
			myCtlMultiPane1.SelectedPage = myCtlMultiPanePage3;
		}

		private void Handler_DropDown_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			if ( myCtlComboBox.SelectedIndex == 0 )
				myCtlMultiPane2.SelectedPage = myCtlMultiPanePage4;
			else
				myCtlMultiPane2.SelectedPage = myCtlMultiPanePage5;
		}

		#endregion

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.myCtlLblPage1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.myCtlLblPage2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.myCtlLblPage3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.myCtlBtn1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.myCtlBtn2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.myCtlBtn3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.myCtlComboBox = new System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox();
			this.myCtlMultiPane1 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPaneControl();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage();
			this.myCtlMultiPane2 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPaneControl();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage();
			this.myCtlLblPage5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5 = new Kerido.Controls.MultiPanePage();
			this.myCtlLblPage4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.SuspendLayout();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2.SuspendLayout();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1.SuspendLayout();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3.SuspendLayout();
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.SuspendLayout();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4.SuspendLayout();
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5.SuspendLayout();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// myCtlLblPage1
			// 
			this.myCtlLblPage1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 20F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(204)));
			this.myCtlLblPage1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 24);
			this.myCtlLblPage1.Name = "myCtlLblPage1";
			this.myCtlLblPage1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(240, 64);
			this.myCtlLblPage1.TabIndex = 1;
			this.myCtlLblPage1.Text = "Control A Page 1";
			this.myCtlLblPage1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
			// 
			// myCtlLblPage2
			// 
			this.myCtlLblPage2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 20F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(204)));
			this.myCtlLblPage2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 24);
			this.myCtlLblPage2.Name = "myCtlLblPage2";
			this.myCtlLblPage2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(240, 64);
			this.myCtlLblPage2.TabIndex = 2;
			this.myCtlLblPage2.Text = "Control A Page 2";
			this.myCtlLblPage2.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
			// 
			// myCtlLblPage3
			// 
			this.myCtlLblPage3.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 20F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(204)));
			this.myCtlLblPage3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 24);
			this.myCtlLblPage3.Name = "myCtlLblPage3";
			this.myCtlLblPage3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(240, 64);
			this.myCtlLblPage3.TabIndex = 0;
			this.myCtlLblPage3.Text = "Control A Page 3";
			this.myCtlLblPage3.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
			// 
			// myCtlBtn1
			// 
			this.myCtlBtn1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
			this.myCtlBtn1.Name = "myCtlBtn1";
			this.myCtlBtn1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 23);
			this.myCtlBtn1.TabIndex = 1;
			this.myCtlBtn1.Text = "Control A Page 1";
			this.myCtlBtn1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.Handler_Btn1_Click);
			// 
			// myCtlBtn2
			// 
			this.myCtlBtn2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(124, 8);
			this.myCtlBtn2.Name = "myCtlBtn2";
			this.myCtlBtn2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 23);
			this.myCtlBtn2.TabIndex = 1;
			this.myCtlBtn2.Text = "Control A Page 2";
			this.myCtlBtn2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.Handler_Btn2_Click);
			// 
			// myCtlBtn3
			// 
			this.myCtlBtn3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(240, 8);
			this.myCtlBtn3.Name = "myCtlBtn3";
			this.myCtlBtn3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(104, 23);
			this.myCtlBtn3.TabIndex = 1;
			this.myCtlBtn3.Text = "Control A Page3";
			this.myCtlBtn3.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.Handler_Btn3_Click);
			// 
			// myCtlComboBox
			// 
			this.myCtlComboBox.Items.AddRange(new object[] {
																											 "Control B Page 1",
																											 "Control A Page 2"});
			this.myCtlComboBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 160);
			this.myCtlComboBox.Name = "myCtlComboBox";
			this.myCtlComboBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(136, 21);
			this.myCtlComboBox.TabIndex = 2;
			this.myCtlComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.Handler_DropDown_SelectedIndexChanged);
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPane1
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPanePage2);
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPanePage1);
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPanePage3);
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 40);
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.Name = "myCtlMultiPane1";
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.SelectedPage = this.myCtlMultiPanePage1;
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 112);
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPanePage2
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2.Controls.Add(this.myCtlLblPage2);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2.Name = "myCtlMultiPanePage2";
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 112);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2.TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPanePage1
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1.Controls.Add(this.myCtlLblPage1);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1.Name = "myCtlMultiPanePage1";
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 112);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1.TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPanePage3
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3.Controls.Add(this.myCtlLblPage3);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3.Name = "myCtlMultiPanePage3";
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 112);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3.TabIndex = 2;
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPane2
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPanePage4);
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPanePage5);
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 192);
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.Name = "myCtlMultiPane2";
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.SelectedPage = this.myCtlMultiPanePage4;
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 104);
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.TabIndex = 1;
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPanePage4
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4.Controls.Add(this.myCtlLblPage5);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4.Name = "myCtlMultiPanePage4";
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 104);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4.TabIndex = 3;
			// 
			// myCtlLblPage5
			// 
			this.myCtlLblPage5.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 20F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(204)));
			this.myCtlLblPage5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 24);
			this.myCtlLblPage5.Name = "myCtlLblPage5";
			this.myCtlLblPage5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(240, 64);
			this.myCtlLblPage5.TabIndex = 2;
			this.myCtlLblPage5.Text = "Control B Page 1";
			this.myCtlLblPage5.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
			// 
			// myCtlMultiPanePage5
			// 
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5.Controls.Add(this.myCtlLblPage4);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5.Name = "myCtlMultiPanePage5";
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(336, 104);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5.TabIndex = 0;
			// 
			// myCtlLblPage4
			// 
			this.myCtlLblPage4.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 20F, ((System.Drawing.FontStyle)((System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold | System.Drawing.FontStyle.Italic))), System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(204)));
			this.myCtlLblPage4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(40, 24);
			this.myCtlLblPage4.Name = "myCtlLblPage4";
			this.myCtlLblPage4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(240, 64);
			this.myCtlLblPage4.TabIndex = 2;
			this.myCtlLblPage4.Text = "Control B Page 2";
			this.myCtlLblPage4.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
			// 
			// TestForm
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(354, 303);
			this.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPane1);
			this.Controls.Add(this.myCtlMultiPane2);
			this.Controls.Add(this.myCtlComboBox);
			this.Controls.Add(this.myCtlBtn1);
			this.Controls.Add(this.myCtlBtn2);
			this.Controls.Add(this.myCtlBtn3);
			this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
			this.Name = "TestForm";
			this.SizeGripStyle = System.Windows.Forms.SizeGripStyle.Hide;
			this.Text = "MultiPaneControl Test";
			this.myCtlMultiPane1.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage2.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage1.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage3.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.myCtlMultiPane2.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage4.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.myCtlMultiPanePage5.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion


		[STAThread]
		static void Main() 
		{
			Application.Run(new TestForm());
		}

	}
}

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Written By
Kirill Osipov
Software Developer
Russian Federation Russian Federation
Kirill Osipov constantly lives in Petrozavodsk, Russia. He enjoys listening to music, playing the guitar, learning German, and, occasionally, drinking beer and whisky.

He is extremely passionate about software development and has recently realized he can be most creative in this particular field.

He also maintains his part time business at http://www.ko-sw.com.

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