MdbDataFileEditor Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.Design

Assembly:: System.Design.dll

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Provides a design-time user interface for selecting a Microsoft Access database file.

public ref class MdbDataFileEditor : System::Web::UI::Design::UrlEditor

public class MdbDataFileEditor : System.Web.UI.Design.UrlEditor

type MdbDataFileEditor = class
    inherit UrlEditor

Public Class MdbDataFileEditor
Inherits UrlEditor

Inheritance: Object

UITypeEditor

UrlEditor
MdbDataFileEditor

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to associate an instance of the MdbDataFileEditor class with a property that is contained within a custom control. When you edit the control property on the design surface, the MdbDataFileEditor class provides the user interface to select and edit an Access database file name for the property value.

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.Design;
using System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.IO;

namespace ControlDesignerSamples.CS
{
    // Define a simple text control, derived from the 
    // System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label class.
    [
        Designer(typeof(TextControlDesigner))
    ]
    public class SimpleTextControl : Label
    {
        // Define a private member to store the file name value in the control.
        private string _filename = "";
        private string _internalText = "";

        // Define the public MDB data file name property.  Indicate that the
        // property can be edited at design-time with the MdbDataFileEditor class.
        [EditorAttribute(typeof(System.Web.UI.Design.MdbDataFileEditor), 
                         typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
        public string MdbFileName
        {
            get
            {
                return _filename;
            }
            set
            {
                _filename = value;
            }
        }

        // Define a property that returns the timestamp
        // for the selected file.
        public string LastChanged
        {
            get
            {
                if ((_filename != null) && (_filename.Length > 0))
                {
                    if (File.Exists(_filename))
                    {
                        DateTime lastChangedStamp = File.GetLastWriteTime(_filename);
                        return lastChangedStamp.ToLongDateString();
                    }
                }
                return "";
            }
        }

        // Override the control Text property, setting the default
        // text to the LastChanged string value for the selected
        // file name.  If the file name has not been set in the
        // design view, then default to an empty string.
        public override string Text
        {
            get
            {
                if ((_internalText == "") && (LastChanged.Length > 0))
                {
                    // If the internally stored value hasn't been set,
                    // and the file name property has been set,
                    // return the last changed timestamp for the file.
                    _internalText = LastChanged;
                } 
                return _internalText;
            }

            set
            {
                if ((value != null) && (value.Length > 0))
                {
                    _internalText = value;
                }
                else {
                    _internalText = "";
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.ComponentModel.Design
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.Design
Imports System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.IO

Namespace ControlDesignerSamples.VB


    ' Define a simple text control, derived from the 
    ' System.Web.UI.WebControls.Label class.

    <Designer(GetType(TextControlDesigner))> _
    Public Class SimpleTextControl
        Inherits Label

        ' Define a private member to store the file name value in the control.
        Private _filename As String = ""
        Private _internalText As String = ""

        ' Define the public MDB data file name property.  Indicate that the
        ' property can be edited at design-time with the MdbDataFileEditor class.
        <EditorAttribute(GetType(System.Web.UI.Design.MdbDataFileEditor), _
                         GetType(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))> _
        Public Property MdbFileName() As String
            Get
                Return _filename
            End Get

            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _filename = value
            End Set
        End Property

        ' Define a property that returns the timestamp
        ' for the selected file.
        Public ReadOnly Property LastChanged() As String
            Get
                If Not _filename Is Nothing AndAlso _filename.Length > 0 Then
                    If File.Exists(_filename) Then
                        Dim lastChangedStamp As DateTime
                        lastChangedStamp = File.GetLastWriteTime(_filename)
                        Return lastChangedStamp.ToLongDateString()
                    End If
                End If

                Return String.Empty

            End Get

        End Property

        ' Override the control Text property, setting the default
        ' text to the LastChanged string value for the selected
        ' file name.  If the file name has not been set in the
        ' design view, then default to an empty string.
        Public Overrides Property Text() As String
            Get
                If _internalText.Length = 0 And LastChanged.Length > 0 Then
                    ' If the internally stored value hasn't been set,
                    ' and the file name property has been set,
                    ' return the last changed timestamp for the file.

                    _internalText = LastChanged
                End If
                Return _internalText
            End Get

            Set(ByVal value As String)
                If Not value Is Nothing AndAlso value.Length > 0 Then
                    _internalText = value
                Else
                    _internalText = String.Empty
                End If

            End Set
        End Property

    End Class
End Namespace

Remarks

An MdbDataFileEditor object is used at design time to select and edit a URL for a Microsoft Access database file (.mdb), and then assign the URL to a control property. For example, the AccessDataSource control uses the MdbDataFileEditor class at design time to set the value of the DataFile property.

Use the EditorAttribute attribute to associate the MdbDataFileEditor with a property. When the associated property is edited on the design surface, the designer host calls the EditValue method. The EditValue method uses the BuildUrl method, which in turn displays a user interface for selecting the URL, and then returns the URL that is selected by the user. The GetEditStyle method indicates the display style of the user interface.

Derive a class from the MdbDataFileEditor to define a custom editor for an Access database URL property. For example, a derived class can override the EditValue method, and then call the BuildUrl method with a custom Filter or Caption value.

Constructors

MdbDataFileEditor()

Initializes a new instance of the MdbDataFileEditor class.

Properties

Caption	Gets the caption to display on the selection dialog box.
Filter	Gets the URL filter options for the editor, which is used to filter the items that appear in the URL selection dialog box.
IsDropDownResizable	Gets a value indicating whether drop-down editors should be resizable by the user. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
Options	Gets the options for the URL builder to use. (Inherited from UrlEditor)

Methods

EditValue(IServiceProvider, Object)	Edits the value of the specified object using the editor style indicated by the GetEditStyle() method. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
EditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext, IServiceProvider, Object)	Edits the value of the specified object using the editor style provided by the GetEditStyle(ITypeDescriptorContext) method. (Inherited from UrlEditor)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetEditStyle()	Gets the editor style used by the EditValue(IServiceProvider, Object) method. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
GetEditStyle(ITypeDescriptorContext)	Gets the editing style of the EditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext, IServiceProvider, Object) method. (Inherited from UrlEditor)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetPaintValueSupported()	Indicates whether this editor supports painting a representation of an object's value. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
GetPaintValueSupported(ITypeDescriptorContext)	Indicates whether the specified context supports painting a representation of an object's value within the specified context. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
PaintValue(Object, Graphics, Rectangle)	Paints a representation of the value of the specified object to the specified canvas. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
PaintValue(PaintValueEventArgs)	Paints a representation of the value of an object using the specified PaintValueEventArgs. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Applies to

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