SftTree/DLL 7.5 - Tree Control
SftBox/OCX 5.0 - Combo Box Control
SftButton/OCX 3.0 - Button Control
SftMask/OCX 7.0 - Masked Edit Control
SftTabs/OCX 6.5 - Tab Control (VB6 only)
SftTree/OCX 7.5 - Tree Control
SftPrintPreview/DLL 2.0 - Print Preview Control (discontinued)
SftTree/DLL 7.5 - Tree Control
SftBox/OCX 5.0 - Combo Box Control
SftButton/OCX 3.0 - Button Control
SftDirectory 3.5 - File/Folder Control (discontinued)
SftMask/OCX 7.0 - Masked Edit Control
SftOptions 1.0 - Registry/INI Control (discontinued)
SftPrintPreview/OCX 1.0 - Print Preview Control (discontinued)
SftTabs/OCX 6.5 - Tab Control (VB6 only)
SftTree/OCX 7.5 - Tree Control
SftTabs/NET 6.0 - Tab Control (discontinued)
SftTree/NET 2.0 - Tree Control
This sample demonstrates cell images, cell tags, column reordering, sorting and sorting indicators in column headers.
Imports System.Reflection Imports Softelvdm.Controls Imports Softelvdm.SftTreeNET Public Class Form1 Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load ' This sample demonstrates how sorting indicators could be used in column headers. ' To prepare for this sample, create a new project with a blank form and add ' a SftTree/NET control named sftTree1. ' In addition, adjust the following FromFile method to use a (small) bitmap ' that is located on your system. Dim img As Image = Bitmap.FromFile("..\\..\\test.gif") ' Most of this initialization code could be eliminated by designing the control. sftTree1.Initializing = True sftTree1.Columns.Count = 4 For c As Integer = 0 To sftTree1.Columns.Count - 1 Dim cell As CellClass = sftTree1.Headers(0, c) ' access each header cell cell.Text = "Column " & c.ToString() ' set the title If c = 1 Then cell.Image = img ' add an image to a random column header cell.SortIndicatorPosition = SortIndicatorPositionEnum.Default Next ' Add a few items Dim item As ItemClass = sftTree1.ItemCollection.Add(New String() {"Text 1", "Data 4", "44", "31"}) item.Cells(2).TagObject = 44 ' we use the actual number for sorting, not the string item.Cells(3).TagObject = 31 item = sftTree1.ItemCollection.Add(New String() {"Text 2", "Data 2", "22", "28"}) item.Cells(2).TagObject = 22 ' we use the actual number for sorting, not the string item.Cells(3).TagObject = 28 item.Cells(3).Image = img ' add an image to a random cell item = sftTree1.ItemCollection.Add(New String() {"Text 3", "Data 43", "11", "233"}) item.Cells(2).TagObject = 11 ' we use the actual number for sorting, not the string item.Cells(3).TagObject = 233 item = sftTree1.ItemCollection.Add(New String() {"Text 4", "Data 34", "144", "551"}) item.Cells(2).TagObject = 144 ' we use the actual number for sorting, not the string item.Cells(3).TagObject = 551 SetSorted(0) ' remember that column 0 is (already) sorted sftTree1.Columns.MakeOptimal(0, False) sftTree1.RecalcHorizontalExtent() sftTree1.Initializing = False End Sub Private m_sortedColumn As Integer = -1 ' remembers the sorted column Private Function SetSorted(ByVal column As Integer) As Boolean Dim fAscending As Boolean = True ' assume new column will be ascending If m_sortedColumn = column And sftTree1.Headers(0, column).SortStatus = SortStatusEnum.Ascending Then fAscending = False ' the current column is now descending End If ' turn off sorting indicator in all column headers sftTree1.Headers.SetSortStatus(SortStatusEnum.NotSorted) ' now set the new sorting indicator If fAscending Then sftTree1.Headers(0, column).SortStatus = SortStatusEnum.Ascending Else sftTree1.Headers(0, column).SortStatus = SortStatusEnum.Descending End If m_sortedColumn = column Return fAscending End Function Private Sub SortData(ByVal e As ItemClickEventArgs) ' sort the column last clicked If e.Usage <> UsageLocationEnum.header Then ' we are not interested if the click wasn't in the header Return End If If e.Area <> ItemClickAreaEnum.Cell Then Return End If Dim fAscending As Boolean = SetSorted(e.Cell.ColumnIndex) Select Case e.Cell.ColumnIndex Case 2, 3 ' column 2 and 3 are sorted based on the TagObject property, interpreted as a long If fAscending Then sftTree1.ItemCollection.Sort(New SortTagObjectAsLongAscending(e.Cell.ColumnIndex)) Else sftTree1.ItemCollection.Sort(New SortTagObjectAsLongDescending(e.Cell.ColumnIndex)) End If Case Else ' column 0 and 1 are sorted based on the Text property If fAscending Then sftTree1.ItemCollection.Sort(New SortAscending(e.Cell.ColumnIndex)) Else sftTree1.ItemCollection.Sort(New SortDescending(e.Cell.ColumnIndex)) End If End Select End Sub ' ItemClick event Private Sub sftTree1_ItemClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Softelvdm.SftTreeNET.ItemClickEventArgs) Debug.Write("** ItemClick") DumpValues(e) SortData(e) End Sub Private Sub sftTree1_ItemDoubleClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Softelvdm.SftTreeNET.ItemClickEventArgs) Debug.Write("** ItemDoubleClick") DumpValues(e) SortData(e) End Sub Public NotInheritable Class SortTagObjectAsLongAscending Implements IComparer Private m_ColumnIndex As Integer Public Sub New(ByVal ColumnIndex As Integer) m_ColumnIndex = ColumnIndex End Sub Function Compare(ByVal x As Object, ByVal y As Object) As Integer Implements IComparer.Compare Dim i1 As ItemClass = x Dim i2 As ItemClass = y Dim l1 As Long = i1.Cells(m_ColumnIndex).TagObject Dim l2 As Long = i2.Cells(m_ColumnIndex).TagObject If l1 > l2 Then Return 1 If l1 < l2 Then Return -1 Return 0 End Function End Class Public NotInheritable Class SortTagObjectAsLongDescending Implements IComparer Private m_ColumnIndex As Integer Public Sub New(ByVal ColumnIndex As Integer) m_ColumnIndex = ColumnIndex End Sub Function Compare(ByVal x As Object, ByVal y As Object) As Integer Implements IComparer.Compare Dim i1 As ItemClass = x Dim i2 As ItemClass = y Dim l1 As Long = i1.Cells(m_ColumnIndex).TagObject Dim l2 As Long = i2.Cells(m_ColumnIndex).TagObject If l1 < l2 Then Return 1 If l1 > l2 Then Return -1 Return 0 End Function End Class ' This is a small helper routine to show all properties and fields of an object Private Sub DumpValues(ByVal o As Object) Dim api() As PropertyInfo = o.GetType().GetProperties() For Each pi As PropertyInfo In api Debug.Write(" " & pi.Name & " " & pi.GetValue(o, New Object() )) Next Dim afi() As FieldInfo = o.GetType().GetFields() For Each fi As FieldInfo In afi Dim t As Object = fi.GetValue(o) Dim s As String = "(null)" If Not t Is Nothing Then s = t.ToString() Debug.Write(" " & fi.Name & " " & s) Next Debug.WriteLine("") End Sub End Class