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Collapsible Splitter control in C#

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A Mozilla-style collapsing splitter control in C#
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace Furty.Windows.Forms
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for Form1.
	/// </summary>
	public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem menuItem2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imageList1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButton toolBarButtonToggle1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButton toolBarButtonToggle2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ImageList imageList2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu mainMenu;
		private System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar statusBar;
		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolBar toolBar;
		private System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox richTextBox;
		private Furty.Windows.Forms.CollapsibleSplitter splitterPanelRight;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panelRight;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox groupBox1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButton3;
		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButton2;
		private System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton radioButton1;
		private Furty.Windows.Forms.CollapsibleSplitter splitterTreeView;
		private System.Windows.Forms.TreeView treeView;
		private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;

		public Form1()
		{
			//
			// Required for Windows Form Designer support
			//
			InitializeComponent();

			//
			// TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
			//
		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if (components != null) 
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
			System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form1));
			this.mainMenu = new System.Windows.Forms.MainMenu();
			this.menuItem1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
			this.menuItem2 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem();
			this.statusBar = new System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar();
			this.toolBar = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolBar();
			this.toolBarButtonToggle1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButton();
			this.toolBarButtonToggle2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButton();
			this.imageList1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.components);
			this.imageList2 = new System.Windows.Forms.ImageList(this.components);
			this.richTextBox = new System.Windows.Forms.RichTextBox();
			this.splitterPanelRight = new Furty.Windows.Forms.CollapsibleSplitter();
			this.panelRight = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
			this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.groupBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.GroupBox();
			this.radioButton3 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
			this.radioButton2 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
			this.radioButton1 = new System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton();
			this.splitterTreeView = new Furty.Windows.Forms.CollapsibleSplitter();
			this.treeView = new System.Windows.Forms.TreeView();
			this.panelRight.SuspendLayout();
			this.groupBox1.SuspendLayout();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// mainMenu
			// 
			this.mainMenu.MenuItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {
																					 this.menuItem1});
			// 
			// menuItem1
			// 
			this.menuItem1.Index = 0;
			this.menuItem1.MenuItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem[] {
																					  this.menuItem2});
			this.menuItem1.Text = "&File";
			// 
			// menuItem2
			// 
			this.menuItem2.Index = 0;
			this.menuItem2.Text = "E&xit";
			// 
			// statusBar
			// 
			this.statusBar.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 259);
			this.statusBar.Name = "statusBar";
			this.statusBar.ShowPanels = true;
			this.statusBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(520, 22);
			this.statusBar.TabIndex = 0;
			this.statusBar.Text = "statusBar1";
			// 
			// toolBar
			// 
			this.toolBar.Buttons.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButton[] {
																					   this.toolBarButtonToggle1,
																					   this.toolBarButtonToggle2});
			this.toolBar.DropDownArrows = true;
			this.toolBar.ImageList = this.imageList1;
			this.toolBar.Name = "toolBar";
			this.toolBar.ShowToolTips = true;
			this.toolBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(520, 33);
			this.toolBar.TabIndex = 1;
			this.toolBar.ButtonClick += new System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButtonClickEventHandler(this.toolBar_ButtonClick);
			// 
			// toolBarButtonToggle1
			// 
			this.toolBarButtonToggle1.ImageIndex = 0;
			this.toolBarButtonToggle1.Style = System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButtonStyle.ToggleButton;
			this.toolBarButtonToggle1.ToolTipText = "Toggle the first CollapsibleSplitter";
			// 
			// toolBarButtonToggle2
			// 
			this.toolBarButtonToggle2.ImageIndex = 0;
			this.toolBarButtonToggle2.Style = System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButtonStyle.ToggleButton;
			this.toolBarButtonToggle2.ToolTipText = "Toggle the second CollapsibleSplitter";
			// 
			// imageList1
			// 
			this.imageList1.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
			this.imageList1.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(24, 24);
			this.imageList1.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("imageList1.ImageStream")));
			this.imageList1.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
			// 
			// imageList2
			// 
			this.imageList2.ColorDepth = System.Windows.Forms.ColorDepth.Depth8Bit;
			this.imageList2.ImageSize = new System.Drawing.Size(16, 16);
			this.imageList2.ImageStream = ((System.Windows.Forms.ImageListStreamer)(resources.GetObject("imageList2.ImageStream")));
			this.imageList2.TransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent;
			// 
			// richTextBox
			// 
			this.richTextBox.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
			this.richTextBox.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(168, 33);
			this.richTextBox.Name = "richTextBox";
			this.richTextBox.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(192, 226);
			this.richTextBox.TabIndex = 11;
			this.richTextBox.Text = "Collapsible Splitter Control by Furty";
			// 
			// splitterPanelRight
			// 
			this.splitterPanelRight.ControlToHide = this.panelRight;
			this.splitterPanelRight.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Right;
			this.splitterPanelRight.ExpandParentForm = true;
			this.splitterPanelRight.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(360, 33);
			this.splitterPanelRight.Name = "splitterPanelRight";
			this.splitterPanelRight.ParentForm = this;
			this.splitterPanelRight.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(8, 226);
			this.splitterPanelRight.TabIndex = 10;
			this.splitterPanelRight.TabStop = false;
			this.splitterPanelRight.VisualStyle = Furty.Windows.Forms.CollapsibleSplitter.VisualStyles.DoubleDots;
			// 
			// panelRight
			// 
			this.panelRight.BackColor = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Control;
			this.panelRight.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
			this.panelRight.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
																					 this.button1,
																					 this.groupBox1});
			this.panelRight.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Right;
			this.panelRight.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(368, 33);
			this.panelRight.Name = "panelRight";
			this.panelRight.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 226);
			this.panelRight.TabIndex = 9;
			// 
			// button1
			// 
			this.button1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
			this.button1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 136);
			this.button1.Name = "button1";
			this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(124, 23);
			this.button1.TabIndex = 2;
			this.button1.Text = "A Button";
			// 
			// groupBox1
			// 
			this.groupBox1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left) 
				| System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right);
			this.groupBox1.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
																					this.radioButton3,
																					this.radioButton2,
																					this.radioButton1});
			this.groupBox1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.groupBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
			this.groupBox1.Name = "groupBox1";
			this.groupBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(132, 120);
			this.groupBox1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.groupBox1.TabStop = false;
			this.groupBox1.Text = "Some radio buttons";
			// 
			// radioButton3
			// 
			this.radioButton3.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.radioButton3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 88);
			this.radioButton3.Name = "radioButton3";
			this.radioButton3.TabIndex = 2;
			this.radioButton3.Text = "radioButton3";
			// 
			// radioButton2
			// 
			this.radioButton2.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.radioButton2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 56);
			this.radioButton2.Name = "radioButton2";
			this.radioButton2.TabIndex = 1;
			this.radioButton2.Text = "radioButton2";
			// 
			// radioButton1
			// 
			this.radioButton1.FlatStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FlatStyle.System;
			this.radioButton1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(16, 24);
			this.radioButton1.Name = "radioButton1";
			this.radioButton1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.radioButton1.Text = "radioButton1";
			// 
			// splitterTreeView
			// 
			this.splitterTreeView.ControlToHide = this.treeView;
			this.splitterTreeView.ExpandParentForm = true;
			this.splitterTreeView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(160, 33);
			this.splitterTreeView.Name = "splitterTreeView";
			this.splitterTreeView.ParentForm = null;
			this.splitterTreeView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(8, 226);
			this.splitterTreeView.TabIndex = 8;
			this.splitterTreeView.TabStop = false;
			this.splitterTreeView.VisualStyle = Furty.Windows.Forms.CollapsibleSplitter.VisualStyles.Mozilla;
			// 
			// treeView
			// 
			this.treeView.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Left;
			this.treeView.ImageList = this.imageList2;
			this.treeView.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 33);
			this.treeView.Name = "treeView";
			this.treeView.Nodes.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode[] {
																				 new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Desktop", 0, 0, new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode[] {
																																											new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("My Computer", 1, 1, new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode[] {
																																																																		   new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Floppy Drive (A:)", 2, 2),
																																																																		   new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Hard Drive (C:)", 3, 3),
																																																																		   new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("DVD/CD-RW Drive (D:)", 4, 4),
																																																																		   new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Shared Documents", 8, 8)}),
																																											new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("My Documents", 5, 5),
																																											new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("My Network Places", 6, 6),
																																											new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNode("Recycle Bin", 7, 7)})});
			this.treeView.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(160, 226);
			this.treeView.TabIndex = 7;
			// 
			// Form1
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(520, 281);
			this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
																		  this.richTextBox,
																		  this.splitterPanelRight,
																		  this.panelRight,
																		  this.splitterTreeView,
																		  this.treeView,
																		  this.toolBar,
																		  this.statusBar});
			this.Menu = this.mainMenu;
			this.Name = "Form1";
			this.Text = "Collapsible Splitter Control for .NET";
			this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form1_Load);
			this.panelRight.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.groupBox1.ResumeLayout(false);
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		/// <summary>
		/// The main entry point for the application.
		/// </summary>
		[STAThread]
		static void Main() 
		{
			Application.Run(new Form1());
		}

		private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.treeView.Nodes[0].ExpandAll();
		}

		private void splitterTreeView_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.toolBarButtonToggle1.Pushed = this.splitterTreeView.IsCollapsed;
		}

		private void splitterPanelRight_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			this.toolBarButtonToggle2.Pushed = this.splitterPanelRight.IsCollapsed;
		}

		private void toolBar_ButtonClick(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButtonClickEventArgs e)
		{
			switch(toolBar.Buttons.IndexOf(e.Button))
			{
				case 0:
					this.splitterTreeView.ToggleState();
					this.toolBarButtonToggle1.Pushed = this.splitterTreeView.IsCollapsed;
					break;
				case 1:
					this.splitterPanelRight.ToggleState();
					this.toolBarButtonToggle2.Pushed = this.splitterPanelRight.IsCollapsed;
					break;
			}

		}
	}
}

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