drawing label close to text box

[Not-So-Lazy]

Hi

In delphi we have something like Labeled Edit which is basically text box
which draws label side by it. Is it possible in C# when inheriting from
textbox class?
( not from UserControl because its imposible to align when anhors set to Top
and labels are not same width)

TIA

Adrian

[Peter Duniho]

Re: drawing label close to text box

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:10:39 -0700, Not-So-Lazy <osoba@not.lazy .plwrote:

Hi
>
In delphi we have something like Labeled Edit which is basically text
box which draws label side by it. Is it possible in C# when inheriting
from textbox class?

No.

( not from UserControl because its imposible to align when anhors set to
Top and labels are not same width)

I don't entirely understand that comment. You can in fact create a
UserControl with a Label and a TextBox. As long as the Label control's
width is set large enough for your widest label, the controls should line
up fine. It's not necessarily convenient, but you can accomplish this
programmaticall y if need be. It's not literally "impossible ".

Pete

[Ralf Jansen]

Re: drawing label close to text box

Not-So-Lazy schrieb:

Hi
>
In delphi we have something like Labeled Edit which is basically text
box which draws label side by it. Is it possible in C# when inheriting
from textbox class?

The following code might have some problems but it should show you how it might
be done.


public partial class MyLabeledTextBo x : TextBox
{
private Label _myLabel = null;

public MyLabeledTextBo x() : base()
{
}

protected override void OnParentChanged (EventArgs e)
{
if (this.Parent != null)
{
_myLabel = new Label();
_myLabel.Text = this.Name; // something mor intelligent needed here
_myLabel.Left = this.Left - 150; // and here also ;)
_myLabel.Top = this.Top;
this.Parent.Con trols.Add(_myLa bel);
}
base.OnParentCh anged(e);
}

protected override void OnLocationChang ed(EventArgs e)
{
if (_myLabel != null)
{
_myLabel.Left = this.Left - 150;
_myLabel.Top = this.Top;
}
base.OnLocation Changed(e);
}

protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (_myLabel != null)
_myLabel.Dispos e();
base.Dispose(di sposing);
}
}


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[Not-So-Lazy]

Re: drawing label close to text box

protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (_myLabel != null)
_myLabel.Dispos e();
base.Dispose(di sposing);
}
}
>

all works excellent except that i put disposing code into designer.cs file
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (_myLabel != null)
_myLabel.Dispos e();
if (disposing && (components != null))
{

components.Disp ose();
}
base.Dispose(di sposing);
}

And now label is beign destroyed nicely... Thank You very much


PS any idea how to enforce VC# Express to rebuild code of my dll ? now i
just delete reference and place it one more time, but this is not very handy
especially when you making changes every minute. i added control project to
my test form solution and i do rebuild and it says rebuild all succeded, but
when i open properties of my control it doesnt show properties taht i just
added.... strange

Adrian