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/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald

Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace ExtenderProviderHost
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for HelpIconProviderHost.
  /// </summary>
  public class HelpIconProviderHost : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox TextBox2;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.TextBox TextBox1;
    private ExtenderProviderControls.HelpIconProvider helpIconProvider1;
    private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;

    public HelpIconProviderHost()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();

      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Disposebool disposing )
    {
      ifdisposing )
      {
        if(components != null)
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Disposedisposing );
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
      this.TextBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
      this.TextBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
      this.helpIconProvider1 = new ExtenderProviderControls.HelpIconProvider(this.components);
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // TextBox2
      // 
      this.TextBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(2448);
      this.TextBox2.Name = "TextBox2";
      this.TextBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(14820);
      this.TextBox2.TabIndex = 3;
      this.TextBox2.Text = "";
      // 
      // TextBox1
      // 
      this.TextBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(2416);
      this.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1";
      this.TextBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(10420);
      this.TextBox1.TabIndex = 2;
      this.TextBox1.Text = "";
      // 
      // helpIconProvider1
      // 
      this.helpIconProvider1.HelpFile = null;
      // 
      // HelpIconProviderHost
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(513);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292150);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.TextBox2,
                                      this.TextBox1});
      this.Name = "HelpIconProviderHost";
      this.Text = "HelpIconProviderHost";
      this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.HelpIconProviderHost_Load);
      this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }
    #endregion

    private void HelpIconProviderHost_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      helpIconProvider1.HelpFile = "myhelp.hlp";
      helpIconProvider1.SetHelpID(TextBox1, "10001");
      helpIconProvider1.SetHelpID(TextBox2, "10002");
      helpIconProvider1.SetHelpID(TextBox1,"");
    }

    
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new HelpIconProviderHost());
    }
  }
}


//=============================================================
//=============================================================

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Collections;
using System.Drawing;

namespace ExtenderProviderControls
{
[ProvideProperty("HelpID", typeof(string))]
public class HelpIconProvider : Component, IExtenderProvider
{

  private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

  public HelpIconProvider(System.ComponentModel.IContainer container)
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
    /// </summary>
    container.Add(this);
    InitializeComponent();

    //
    // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
    //
  }

  public HelpIconProvider()
  {
    /// <summary>
    /// Required for Windows.Forms Class Composition Designer support
    /// </summary>
    InitializeComponent();

    //
    // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
    //
  }

    #region Component Designer generated code
  /// <summary>
  /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
  /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
  /// </summary>
  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(HelpIconProvider));
    this.pictureBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox();
    // 
    // pictureBox1
    // 
    this.pictureBox1.Image = ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)(resources.GetObject("pictureBox1.Image")));
    this.pictureBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(1717);
    this.pictureBox1.Name = "pictureBox1";
    this.pictureBox1.TabIndex = 0;
    this.pictureBox1.TabStop = false;

  }
    #endregion


    private Hashtable contextID = new Hashtable();
  private Hashtable pictures = new Hashtable();
  private System.Windows.Forms.PictureBox pictureBox1;
    private string helpFile;

    public bool CanExtend(object extendee)
    {
        if (extendee.GetType() == typeof(Control))
        {
            // Ensure the control is attached to a form.
            if (((Control)extendee).FindForm() == null)
            {
                return false;
            }
            else
            {
                return true;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    public string HelpFile
  {
    get
        {
            return helpFile;
        }
        set
        {
            helpFile = value;
        }
    }

    public void SetHelpID(object extendee, string value)
    {
        Control ctrl = (Control)extendee;

        // Specifying an empty value removes the extension.
        if (value == "")
        {
            contextID.Remove(extendee);

      // Remove the picture.
      PictureBox pic = (PictureBox)pictures[extendee];
      pic.DoubleClick -= new EventHandler(PicDoubleClick);

      pic.Parent.Controls.Remove(pic);
      pictures.Remove(extendee);
        }
        else
        {
            contextID[extendee= value;

            // Create new icon.
            PictureBox pic = new PictureBox();
            pic.Image = pictureBox1.Image;
            
            // Store a reference to the related control in the PictureBox.
            pic.Tag = extendee;

            pic.Size = new Size(1616);
            pic.Location = new Point(ctrl.Right + 10, ctrl.Top);
            ctrl.Parent.Controls.Add(pic);

            // Register for DoubleClick event.
            pic.DoubleClick += new EventHandler(PicDoubleClick);

      // Store a reference to the help icon so we can remove it later.
      pictures[extendee= pic;
        }
    }

    public string GetHelpID(object extendee)
    {
        if (contextID[extendee!= null)
        {
            return contextID[extendee].ToString();
        }
        else
        {
            return String.Empty;
        }
    }

    public void PicDoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        // Invoke help for control.
        Control ctrlRelated = (Control)((Control)sender).Tag;

    // Debug message.
    MessageBox.Show("Help triggered.");

        Help.ShowHelp(ctrlRelated, helpFile, HelpNavigator.Topic, 
          contextID[ctrlRelated].ToString());
    }

}

}


           
       
HelpIconProviderHost.zip( 72 k)
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