Class Control

Namespace: Alternet.UI

Assembly: Alternet.UI.Common.dll

Control handled by the operating system.

public class Control : AbstractControl, IBaseObjectWithId, IDisposableObject, IBaseObject, ISupportInitialize, IFocusable, ITextProperty, IComponent, IControl, IDisposable, IWin32Window, INotifyDataErrorInfo

Inheritance: object

BaseObject

BaseObjectWithId

BaseObjectWithAttr

DisposableObject

FrameworkElement

AbstractControl

Control

Implements: IBaseObjectWithId

IDisposableObject

IBaseObject

ISupportInitialize

IFocusable

ITextProperty

IComponent

IControl

IDisposable

IWin32Window

INotifyDataErrorInfo

Constructors

Control(): Initializes a new instance of the AbstractControl class.

Control(Control): Initializes a new instance of the AbstractControl class.

Fields

Empty: Gets an empty control for use in the different places. Do not change any properties of this control.

Properties

AllowDrop: Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags onto it.

BackgroundStyle: Gets or sets the background style of the control.

BorderStyle: Gets or sets border style of the control.

Bounds: Gets or sets the AbstractControl bounds relative to the parent, in device-independent units.

BoundsInPixels: Gets or sets bounds in pixels. You should not normally use this property unless this control is a top level window.

CanSelect: Gets or sets value indicating whether this control accepts input or not (i.e. behaves like a static text) and so doesn't need focus.

ClientSize: Gets or sets size of the AbstractControl's client area, in device-independent units.

Cursor: Gets or sets the cursor that the control should normally display.

Focused: Gets a value indicating whether the control has input focus.

Handler: Gets a IControlHandler associated with this class.

HasBorder: Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control has a border.

IntrinsicLayoutPadding: Gets intrinsic layout padding of the native control.

IntrinsicPreferredSizePadding: Gets intrinsic preferred size padding of the native control.

IsGraphicControl: Gets whether control is graphic control. Graphic controls can not be selected using mouse, do not accept focus and ignore keyboard.

IsHandleCreated: Gets a value indicating whether the control has a native window handle associated with it.

IsMouseCaptured: Gets a value indicating whether the mouse is captured to this control.

IsPlatformControl: Gets whether this is control has handler to the platform control.

IsScrollable: Gets or sets whether controls is scrollable. This makes sense only for UserControl descendants.

LangDirection: Gets or sets the language direction for this control.

MaximumSize: Gets or sets the maximum size the window can be resized to.

MinimumSize: Gets or sets the minimum size the window can be resized to.

NativeControl: Gets native control instance.

ProcessIdle: Gets or sets whether Idle event is fired.

RealBackgroundColor: Gets real background color for the control.

RealForegroundColor: Gets real foreground color for the control.

SafeHandler: Gets a IControlHandler associated with this class or Null if control is disposed.

Text: Gets or sets the text associated with this control.

UserPaint: Gets or set a value indicating whether the control paints itself rather than the operating system doing so.

VisibleOnScreen: Gets whether control is visible on screen.

Methods

BeginInit(): Starts the initialization process for this control.

BeginUpdate(): Maintains performance while performing slow operations on a control by preventing the control from drawing until the EndUpdate() method is called.

CaptureMouse(): Captures the mouse to the control.

ClientToScreen(PointD): Converts the client-area coordinates of a specified point to screen coordinates.

CreateDrawingContext(): Creates the Graphics for the control.

CreateHandler(): Creates a handler for the control.

DetachHandler(): Disconnects the current control Handler from the control. This method calls Detach().

DisposeManaged(): Override to dispose managed resources. Here we dispose all used object references.

DoDragDrop(object, DragDropEffects): Begins a drag-and-drop operation.

EndInit(): Ends the initialization process for this control.

EndUpdate(): Resumes painting the control after painting is suspended by the BeginUpdate() method.

EnsureHandlerCreated(): Ensures that the control Handler is created, creating and attaching it if necessary.

GetBestSizeWithoutPadding(SizeD): Gets size of the native control without padding.

GetDefaultAttributesBgColor(): Gets background color from the default attributes.

GetDefaultAttributesFgColor(): Gets foreground color from the default attributes.

GetDefaultAttributesFont(): Gets font from the default attributes.

GetHandle(): Gets native handler of the control. For Windows this is hWnd, for other operating systems currently returns null. You should not use this property.

GetScrollBarInfo(bool): Gets vertical or horizontal scrollbar position as ScrollBarInfo.

GetUpdateClientRect(): Gets the update rectangle region bounding box in client coordinates. This method can be used in paint events. Returns rectangle in device-independent units.

GetUpdateClientRectI(): Gets the update rectangle region bounding box in client coordinates. This method can be used in paint events. Returns rectangle in pixels.

HandleNeeded(): Creates native control if its not already created.

HideToolTip(): Hides tooltip if it is visible. This method doesn't change ToolTip property.

InternalSetColor(bool, Color?): Sets internal color.

Invalidate(): Invalidates the control and causes a paint message to be sent to the control.

InvalidateBestSize(): Resets the cached best size value so it will be recalculated the next time it is needed.

IsTransparentBackgroundSupported(): Checks whether using transparent background might work.

OnFontChanged(EventArgs): Called when the value of the Font property changes.

OnTextChanged(EventArgs): Called when the TextChanged event is raised.

OnToolTipChanged(EventArgs): Raises the ToolTipChanged event.

RaiseBackgroundColorChanged(): Called after background color changed.

RaiseChildInserted(int, AbstractControl): Raises the ChildInserted event and OnChildInserted(int, AbstractControl) method.

RaiseChildRemoved(AbstractControl): Raises the ChildRemoved event and OnChildRemoved(AbstractControl) method.

RaiseEnabledChanged(EventArgs): Raises the EnabledChanged event and calls OnEnabledChanged(EventArgs).

RaiseHandleCreated(EventArgs): Raises the HandleCreated event and OnHandleCreated(EventArgs) method.

RaiseHandlerTextChanged(string): Called when handler's text property is changed.

RaiseVisibleChanged(EventArgs): Raises VisibleChanged event and OnVisibleChanged(EventArgs) method.

RecreateHandler(): Forces the re-creation of the handler for the control.

RecreateWindow(): Forces the re-creation of the underlying native control.

RefreshRect(RectD, bool): Same as Invalidate(RectD) but has additional parameter eraseBackground.

ReleaseMouseCapture(): Releases the mouse capture, if the control held the capture.

RequestScaleFactor(): Requests scale factor from the parent or other available sources.

RequireHandler(AbstractControl?): Gets IControlHandler for the control if it is possible.

ResumeHandlerTextChange(): Resumes live binding between native control's Text and control's Text.

ScreenToClient(PointD): Converts the screen coordinates of a specified point on the screen to client-area coordinates.

SetFocus(): Sets input focus to the control.

SetScrollBarInfo(bool, ScrollBarInfo): Sets vertical or horizontal scrollbar position as ScrollBarInfo.

SuspendHandlerTextChange(): Suspends live binding between native control's Text and control's Text.

Update(): Causes the control to redraw the invalidated regions.

UpdateFocusFlags(bool, bool): Updates focus related flags.