Windows Forms Advice - same controls on different Tabpages

[davidpryce123]

Dear Windows Form Designers

I am developing an application that uses a TabControl with several
Tabpages.

On the different Tabpages I wish to allow users to have the access to
the
same controls for instance a textbox to enter a date and time string
for search.

Firstly is there anyway to display the same textbox on four Tabpages
or do
I need to have four date and time fields? How do you keep the date
and time
textboxes the same across the four Tabpages.

Secondly if you have a combobox that a user selects an account number
from,
how can you adjust each other Tabpage so that the use does not need to
reselect
the account number if they change between Tabpages?

Thanks

David

[Moty Michaely]

On May 11, 2:37 pm, davidpryce...@y ahoo.com.au wrote:

Dear Windows Form Designers

I am developing an application that uses a TabControl with several
Tabpages.

On the different Tabpages I wish to allow users to have the access to
the
same controls for instance a textbox to enter a date and time string
for search.

Firstly is there anyway to display the same textbox on four Tabpages
or do
I need to have four date and time fields? How do you keep the date
and time
textboxes the same across the four Tabpages.

Secondly if you have a combobox that a user selects an account number
from,
how can you adjust each other Tabpage so that the use does not need to
reselect
the account number if they change between Tabpages?

Thanks

David

Dear David.
You can set the Container property of the textbox each time the tab
page selection changes like this: textBox1.Contai ner = tabPage1;

On any container change, make sure the layout is proper for your
needs.

Can you be more specific on the second question?

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Moty.

[Brian Schwartz]

For the combobox, try making it a child of the form rather than a child of
each tab page. Position it so that it is on top of the tab pages, and of
course make sure that it is on top of the z-order. This way it will appear
to be on each tab, but there will really only be one, and you won't have
several between which to keep values synchronized.

--
Brian Schwartz
FishNet Components
http://www.fishnetcomponents.com
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Dear Windows Form Designers

I am developing an application that uses a TabControl with several
Tabpages.

On the different Tabpages I wish to allow users to have the access to
the
same controls for instance a textbox to enter a date and time string
for search.

Firstly is there anyway to display the same textbox on four Tabpages
or do
I need to have four date and time fields? How do you keep the date
and time
textboxes the same across the four Tabpages.

Secondly if you have a combobox that a user selects an account number
from,
how can you adjust each other Tabpage so that the use does not need to
reselect
the account number if they change between Tabpages?

Thanks

David

[davidpryce123]

Hi Moty,

I have tried setting the textBox1.Contai ner = tabPage1.

However, I am getting the complie error that

textBox1.Contai ner = tabPage1;

Property or indexer 'System.Compone ntModel.Compone nt.Container' cannot
be assigned to -- it is read only.

Am I missing something there?

Thanks

David

[davidpryce123]

Here is the actual code I tried.

private void tabControl1_Sel ecting(object sender,
TabControlCance lEventArgs e)
{
TabControl senderTabContro l = (TabControl)sen der;
if (senderTabContr ol.SelectedTab == tabPage1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("tabpage 1");
this.textBox1.C ontainer = textBox1;
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show ("tabpage 2");
}
}

[Moty Michaely]

On May 13, 10:35 am, davidpryce...@y ahoo.com.au wrote:

Here is the actual code I tried.

private void tabControl1_Sel ecting(object sender,
TabControlCance lEventArgs e)
{
TabControl senderTabContro l = (TabControl)sen der;
if (senderTabContr ol.SelectedTab == tabPage1)
{
MessageBox.Show ("tabpage 1");
this.textBox1.C ontainer = textBox1;
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show ("tabpage 2");
}
}

Hi David,

this code will do the work (inside the SelectedIndexCh anged event of
the TabControl control):

if (sender is TabControl)
{
TabControl tc = (TabControl)sen der;
tc.SelectedTab. Controls.Add(te xtBox1);
}

The second line of the if statment will make sure the text box is
assigned to one ControlCollecti on.

Quote: "A Control can only be assigned to one
Control.Control Collection at a time. If the Control is already a child
of another control it is removed from that control before it is added
to another control."

Sorry for misleading you with the Container propety.

Have a great week,
Moty

[davidpryce123]

Moty,

Perfect. Thanks. Exactly what I wanted.

David

[Moty Michaely]

On May 13, 11:12 am, davidpryce...@y ahoo.com.au wrote:

Moty,

Perfect. Thanks. Exactly what I wanted.

David

Great! :)