Here is some code to create a dynamic control:
string controlType = System.Windows.Forms.Label or
System.Windows.Forms.TextBox...
Assembly assem = Assembly.GetAssembly(typeof(Form));
Type t = assem.GetType(controlType);
object obj = Activator.CreateInstance(t);
Control tb = (Control)obj;
this.Controls.Add(tb);
All of my data is stored in a db table and based on user input the app
retrieves the data to create the controls. It just loops through each row
retrieved. In a web app, I have used an XML file to create dynamic controls
using the same approach except for writing some code to extract the data
from the xml file.
I also have seen another approachs where you create component class with a
Factory Class, IControl interface, and Control Classes. I like the approach
above better because it gives you better control over creating the control.
Especially if you need to add event handlers and so on.
Hope this helps out.
"Roy Lawson" <ro*@xeon.tv> wrote in message
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I want to enable the user to define parts of their user interface. I
am developing an application that does some accounting functions
(basicly the end user enters revenues for each account, and users will
frequently enter data in several accounts that I want visible based
upon the company).
Anyways, not that the brief description I just gave you will help, but
any ideas on how to dynamicly populate controls on a winform?? What
would be the winform equivilent of the ASP.NET repeater control? Or
am I on the wrong track?
Thanks,
-RL
