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Calling Another user control from one user control

I have two user controls usercontrol_1 and usercontrol_2, using a click event i am bring in usercontrol_1 to a panel called panel_screen on my main form.
private void btn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (!panel_screen.Controls.Contains(usercontrol_1.Instance))
{
panel_screen.Controls.Add(usercontrol_1.Instance);
usercontrol_1.Instance.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
usercontrol_1.Instance.BringToFront();
}
else
usercontrol_1.Instance.BringToFront();
}
Similarly i wanna bring usercontrol_2 to the same panel on the main form using a button (click event) on usercontrol_1.
How do i do this? any help would be appreciated.

I'm not sure where you are having problem, I think the way you are using usercontrol_1.Instance might cause the issue.
I have working example here, you can try it.
private void btn_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
bool userControlIsAlreadyInPanel = false;
//assuming you are cheking if usercontrol_1 is already there on panel
// you don't want to create new usercontrol, but just bring existing control to the front
foreach(UserControl control in panel_screen.Controls)
{
if (control.GetType() == typeof(usercontrol_1))
{
userControlIsAlreadyInPanel = true;
control.BringToFront();
}
}
if(!userControlIsAlreadyInPanel)
{
usercontrol_1 instane = new usercontrol_1();
panel_screen.Controls.Add(instane);
instane.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
instane.BringToFront();
}
}
output

namespace WindowsFormsApp1
{
public delegate void MyEventDelegate(object sender, string name);
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
usercontrol_1 _ctrl1 = null;
usercontrol_2 _ctrl2 = null;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
_ctrl1 = new usercontrol_1();
_ctrl1.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
_ctrl1.userControlButtonClicked += userControlButtonClicked;
_ctrl2 = new usercontrol_2();
_ctrl2.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
_ctrl2.userControlButtonClicked += userControlButtonClicked;
this.Load += Form1_Load;
}
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
userControlButtonClicked(_ctrl1, "1");
}
private void userControlButtonClicked(object sender, string name)
{
panel1.Controls.Clear();
if (sender.Equals(_ctrl1))
{
panel1.Controls.Add(_ctrl2);
}
else if (sender.Equals(_ctrl2))
{
panel1.Controls.Add(_ctrl1);
}
}
}
}
namespace WindowsFormsApp1
{
public partial class usercontrol_1 : UserControl
{
public event MyEventDelegate userControlButtonClicked;
public usercontrol_1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MyEventDelegate med = userControlButtonClicked;
if (med != null)
{
med(this, "1");
}
}
}
}
namespace WindowsFormsApp1
{
public partial class usercontrol_2 : UserControl
{
public event MyEventDelegate userControlButtonClicked;
public usercontrol_2()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MyEventDelegate med = userControlButtonClicked;
if (med != null)
{
med(this, "2");
}
}
}
}

Create an ButtonClick Event in UserControl in C#

I create the ButtonClick event in the UserControl below and want to handle it in a Form, but I get an error that says 'The name UserControl1.ButtonClick' does not exist in the current context.
public partial class UserControl1 : UserControl
{
public UserControl1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public event EventHandler ButtonClick;
private void btnUpdate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (this.ButtonClick != null)
this.ButtonClick(this, e);
}
Form:
UserControl1.ButtonClick += new EventHandler(UserControl_ButtonClick);
protected void UserControl_ButtonClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//handle the event
}

Form:
public PatientNumber()
{
InitializeComponent();
userControl11.updateButton.Click += button_Click;
}
protected void button_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
　　　 //handle the event
}
UserControl:
public Button btnUpdatee
{
get
{
return btnUpdate;
}
set
{
btnUpdate = value;
}
}
This code worked.
Thank you

Show form as a ToolTip

I need to display a Form as a ToolTip of an UserControl. When the mouse is over the UserControl, the Form have to be show, and when the mouse leave that UserControl, the Form have to be hide.
I've overrided these events, in my UserControl class :
public partial class TreatedMetricsDisplay : UserControl
{
private TreatedMetricsWindow _treatedMetricsWindow;
public TreatedMetricsDisplay()
{
InitializeComponent();
_treatedMetricsWindow = new TreatedMetricsWindow ();
}
protected override void OnMouseHover(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseHover (e);
this._treatedMetricsWindow.Show();
}
protected override void OnMouseLeave(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseLeave (e);
this._treatedMetricsWindow.Close ();
}
}
No exceptions, but events are not called.

Showing the Form will steal the Focus, It will get activated. So, it isn't a good idea to show Form as ToolTip. It will not behave as one would expect.
You need to use ToolStripDropDown combined with ToolStripControlHost. Which makes it possible to show any control as tooltip(not exactly).
public partial class MainForm : Form
{
private ToolStripDropDown dropDown = new ToolStripDropDown();
public MainForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
dropDown.Items.Add(new ToolStripControlHost(new ToolTipUserControl() { Size = new Size(200, 200) }));
}
protected override void OnMouseEnter(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseEnter(e);
dropDown.Show(MousePosition);
}
protected override void OnMouseLeave(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnMouseLeave(e);
dropDown.Hide();
}
}
ToolTipUserControl could be any Control which you want to show as tooltip.

Here is a code sample that might help:
private void ToolTipControl_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
AttachHandlers(this);
}
private void AttachHandlers(Control currentControl)
{
foreach (Control control in currentControl.Controls)
{
control.MouseHover += GenericMouseHover;
control.MouseLeave += GenericMouseLeave;
if (control.Controls.Count != 0)
{
AttachHandlers(control);
}
}
}
void GenericMouseLeave(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// no need to hide it if there was no form created in first place
if(_form != null && _form.Visible)
Form.Hide();
}
private void GenericMouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form.Location = this.PointToClient(Cursor.Position);
Form.Show();
}
ToolTipForm _form;
private ToolTipForm Form
{
get
{
if (_form == null)
{
_form = new ToolTipForm();
}
return _form;
}
}

Custom controls and event handling?

I have a windows custom control with a picturebox and a button on it's default panel. This windows custom control will be added to a windows form. There is another windows form called form2. when the user double clicks on the custom control, it should load form2. in designer when i double clicked the custom control on the form, it creates a load() event for that custom control. But i need double click event, how this can be done?
here is the graphical view of what happens
Here is code in the control
[DefaultEvent("DoubleClick")]
public partial class cntrlImageLoader : UserControl
{
public cntrlImageLoader()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnBrowse_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
ofd.InitialDirectory = Environment.SpecialFolder.MyPictures.ToString();
if (ofd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
pbImage.Image = Image.FromFile(ofd.FileName);
}
}
private void pbImage_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.cntrlImageLoader_DoubleClick(pbImage, e);
}
private void cntrlImageLoader_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
private void cntrlImageLoader_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
}
}
Here is the calling code on form1
private void cntrImLdrFront_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//this.cntrImLdrFront.pbImage.DoubleClick += new EventHandler(pbImage_DoubleClick);
}
FrmImageViewer f; // this is form2
private void pbImage_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
f= new FrmImageViewer();
f.MdiParent = this.MdiParent;
f.Show();
}

Assign the attribute [DefaultEvent("DoubleClick")] at the class declaration.
[DefaultEvent("DoubleClick")]
public partial class MyControl : UserControl
{
}
This will creates event which you have set by default on double click of control at design time where you have placed your user control.
EDITED:
[DefaultEvent("LoadPicture")]
public partial class cntrlImageLoader : UserControl
{
public delegate void LoadPictureEventHandler(object sender, LoadPictureEventArgs e);
public event LoadPictureEventHandler LoadPicture;
private void pbImage_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (LoadPicture != null)
{
LoadPictureEventArgs ev = new LoadPictureEventArgs();
LoadPicture(this, ev);
if (ev.Picture != null)
{
pbImage.Image = ev.Picture;
}
}
}
}
Create another class and give that class name to LoadPictureEventArgs
public class LoadPictureEventArgs : EventArgs
{
public Image Picture {get; set;}
public LoadPictureEventArgs(Image _picture)
{
Picture = _picture
}
public LoadPictureEventArgs()
: base()
{
}
}
HOW TO USE IT?
//FORM1
private void cntrImLdrFron_LoadPicture(object sender, LoadPictureEventArgs e)
{
Image img = null;
//LOAD YOUR IMAGE HERE
e.Picture = img;
}

Creating custom event for hiding a control not working

Here is my code in my userControl
public partial class UserControlHomeScreen : UserControl
{
public event EventHandler SomethingHappened;
public void DoSomething()
{
EventHandler handler = SomethingHappened;
if (handler != null)
{
handler(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
}
public void HandleEvent(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
MessageBox.Show("Wafak.");
}
public UserControlHomeScreen()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void btnAverageDailyBal_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Tag = 0;
this.Hide();
}
private void btnComputeTransferPricing_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.Tag = 1;
this.Hide();
}
}
And here is my code in my main form
private void HomeScreen()
{
uHomeScreen = new UserControlHomeScreen();
uHomeScreen.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
//uHomeScreen.Disposed += new EventHandler(uHomeScreen_Disposed);
uHomeScreen.SomethingHappened += new EventHandler(uHomeScreen_SomethingHappened);
panelMain.Controls.Add(uHomeScreen);
}
void uHomeScreen_SomethingHappened(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("throw new NotImplementedException();");
}
What i want to happen is that when the usercontrol is hidden i want to fire an event in my main form but does not work, what am i missing? please help. thanks!

Your naming convention for event raiser (DoSomething) is confusing, your code doesn't call DoSomething (or raise the event SomethingHappened), so how could it fire for you? Add the following code in your user control class:
//override the OnVisibleChanged
protected override void OnVisibleChanged(EventArgs e){
if(!Visible) DoSomething();
}