CustomTaskPane.Control Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Tools

Assemblies:

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Common.v4.0.Utilities.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Outlook.v4.0.Utilities.dll, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.v4.0.Utilities.dll

Gets the UserControl that provides the user interface of the custom task pane.

public:
 property System::Windows::Forms::UserControl ^ Control { System::Windows::Forms::UserControl ^ get(); };

public System.Windows.Forms.UserControl Control { get; }

member this.Control : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl

Public ReadOnly Property Control As UserControl

Property Value

UserControl

The UserControl that provides the user interface of the custom task pane.

Exceptions

ObjectDisposedException

The Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane.Dispose method of the CustomTaskPane has already been called.

Examples

The following code example uses the Control property to modify the size of the UserControl on the task pane in the event handler for the DockPositionChanged event. This code example is part of a larger example provided for CustomTaskPane.

private void myCustomTaskPane_DockPositionChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane taskPane =
        sender as Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane;

    if (taskPane != null)
    {
        // Adjust sizes of user control and flow panel to fit current task pane size.
        MyUserControl userControl = taskPane.Control as MyUserControl;
        System.Drawing.Size paneSize = new System.Drawing.Size(taskPane.Width, taskPane.Height);
        userControl.Size = paneSize;
        userControl.FlowPanel.Size = paneSize;

        // Adjust flow direction of controls on the task pane.
        if (taskPane.DockPosition == 
            Office.MsoCTPDockPosition.msoCTPDockPositionTop ||
            taskPane.DockPosition ==
            Office.MsoCTPDockPosition.msoCTPDockPositionBottom)
        {
            userControl.FlowPanel.FlowDirection =
                System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.LeftToRight;
        }
        else
        {
            userControl.FlowPanel.FlowDirection =
                System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.TopDown;
        }
    }
}

Private Sub myCustomTaskPane_DockPositionChanged(ByVal sender As Object, _
    ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles myCustomTaskPane.DockPositionChanged

    Dim taskPane As Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane = _
        TryCast(sender, Microsoft.Office.Tools.CustomTaskPane)

    If taskPane IsNot Nothing Then

        ' Adjust sizes of user control and flow panel to fit current task pane size.
        Dim userControl As MyUserControl = TryCast(taskPane.Control, MyUserControl)
        Dim paneSize As System.Drawing.Size = _
            New System.Drawing.Size(taskPane.Width, taskPane.Height)
        userControl.Size = paneSize
        userControl.FlowPanel.Size = paneSize

        ' Adjust flow direction of controls on the task pane.
        If taskPane.DockPosition = _
            Office.MsoCTPDockPosition.msoCTPDockPositionTop Or _
            taskPane.DockPosition = _
            Office.MsoCTPDockPosition.msoCTPDockPositionBottom Then

            userControl.FlowPanel.FlowDirection = _
                System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.LeftToRight
        Else
            userControl.FlowPanel.FlowDirection = _
                System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.TopDown
        End If
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

This property returns the UserControl that was used to create the custom task pane. For more information, see Custom Task Panes.