Embedding a Console in a C# Application

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace ConsoleControlSample
{
  public partial class FormConsoleControlSample : Form
  {
    public FormConsoleControlSample()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void FormConsoleControlSample_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      //  Update the UI state.
      UpdateUIState();
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Handles the Click event of the toolStripButtonNewProcess control.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="sender">The source of the event.</param>
    /// <param name="e">The <see cref="System.EventArgs"/> instance containing the event data.</param>
    private void toolStripButtonNewProcess_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      //  Create the new process form.
      FormNewProcess formNewProcess = new FormNewProcess();

      //  If the form is shown OK, start the process.
      if (formNewProcess.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
      {
        //  Start the proces.
        consoleControl.StartProcess(formNewProcess.FileName, formNewProcess.Arguments);

        //  Update the UI state.
        UpdateUIState();
      }
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Handles the Click event of the toolStripButtonStopProcess control.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="sender">The source of the event.</param>
    /// <param name="e">The <see cref="System.EventArgs"/> instance containing the event data.</param>
    private void toolStripButtonStopProcess_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      consoleControl.StopProcess();
      
      //  Update the UI state.
      UpdateUIState();
    }

    private void UpdateUIState()
    {
      //  Update the state.
      if (consoleControl.IsProcessRunning)
        toolStripStatusLabelConsoleState.Text = "Running " + System.IO.Path.GetFileName(consoleControl.CurrentProcess.MainModule.FileName);
      else
        toolStripStatusLabelConsoleState.Text = "Not Running";

      //  Update toolbar buttons.
      toolStripButtonRunCMD.Enabled = !consoleControl.IsProcessRunning;
      toolStripButtonNewProcess.Enabled = !consoleControl.IsProcessRunning;
      toolStripButtonStopProcess.Enabled = consoleControl.IsProcessRunning;
      toolStripButtonShowDiagnostics.Checked = consoleControl.ShowDiagnostics;
      toolStripButtonInputEnabled.Checked = consoleControl.IsInputEnabled;
    }

    private void toolStripButtonShowDiagnostics_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      consoleControl.ShowDiagnostics = !consoleControl.ShowDiagnostics;
      UpdateUIState();
    }

    private void timerUpdateUI_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      UpdateUIState();
    }

    private void toolStripButtonInputEnabled_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      consoleControl.IsInputEnabled = !consoleControl.IsInputEnabled;
      UpdateUIState();
    }

    private void toolStripButtonRunCMD_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      consoleControl.StartProcess("cmd", null);
      UpdateUIState();
    }

    private void toolStripButtonClearOutput_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
      consoleControl.ClearOutput();
    }
  }
}