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ContainerControl::IContainerControl::ActivateControl Method
Visual Studio 2010
Activates the specified control.
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
private: virtual bool ActivateControl( Control^ control ) sealed = IContainerControl::ActivateControl
Parameters
- control
- Type: System.Windows.Forms::Control
The Control to activate.
Implements
IContainerControl::ActivateControl(Control)The following code example demonstrates how to inherit from the ScrollableControl class and implement the IContainerControl interface. Implementation is added to the ActiveControl property and the ActivateControl method.
using namespace System; using namespace System::Windows::Forms; using namespace System::Drawing; public ref class MyContainer: public ScrollableControl, public IContainerControl { private: Control^ activeControl; public: MyContainer() { // Make the container control Blue so it can be distinguished on the form. this->BackColor = Color::Blue; // Make the container scrollable. this->AutoScroll = true; } property Control^ ActiveControl { // Add implementation to the IContainerControl.ActiveControl property. virtual Control^ get() { return activeControl; } virtual void set( Control^ value ) { // Make sure the control is a member of the ControlCollection. if ( this->Controls->Contains( value ) ) { activeControl = value; } } } // Add implementations to the IContainerControl.ActivateControl(Control) method. virtual bool ActivateControl( Control^ active ) { if ( this->Controls->Contains( active ) ) { // Select the control and scroll the control into view if needed. active->Select( ); this->ScrollControlIntoView( active ); this->activeControl = active; return true; } return false; } };
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
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