Ok, I am not sure how to do this as I am trying to teach myself C# and create a program for work at the same time.
I have a List of IP addresss:
List<IPAddress> addresses
It could contain anywhere from 1 to 1500 IP addresses. I can access all the items on this list using this debug code to verify the list is set up right.
// Loop through the array and send the contents of the array to debug window.
for (int counter = 0; counter < addresses.Count; counter++)
{
System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(addresses[counter]);
}
I have a base FlowPanelLayout container in my Windows Form that is Scrollable up and Down:
//
// flowLayoutPanel1
//
this.flowLayoutPanel1.AutoScroll = true;
this.flowLayoutPanel1.FlowDirection = System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.TopDown;
this.flowLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(12, 67);
this.flowLayoutPanel1.Name = "flowLayoutPanel1";
this.flowLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1172, 597);
this.flowLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 1;
I want to create a new FlowLayoutPanel foreach IPAddress in that list.
From Research it looks like I can use the list as a Dictionary file to create a new variable name for each FlowPanel only I am not sure how.
I did a test FlowPanel and came up with the layout below, I would like each Dynamicly created FlowPanel to be scrollable if needed Left to Right, to have a Label (The IP Address) and 6 buttons for that location each with the same text on them: Router, Switch, Steelhead, InPath, Server, and NCAP.
I would also like to be able to do On Click and On Load Events later for each of these buttons being created. Do I have to do this now when they are being created or would I be able to do a separate void for that later?
//
// flowLayoutPanel2
//
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.label2);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button2);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button3);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button4);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button5);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button6);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.FlowDirection = System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.LeftToRight;
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Name = "flowLayoutPanel2";
this.flowLayoutPanel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(1071, 57);
this.flowLayoutPanel2.TabIndex = 0;
//
// label2
//
this.label2.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left;
this.label2.AutoSize = true;
this.label2.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0)));
this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 18);
this.label2.Name = "label2";
this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(129, 20);
this.label2.TabIndex = 0;
this.label2.Text = "199.169.250.126";
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(138, 3);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 50);
this.button1.TabIndex = 1;
this.button1.Text = "Router";
this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// button2
//
this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(294, 3);
this.button2.Name = "button2";
this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 50);
this.button2.TabIndex = 2;
this.button2.Text = "Switch";
this.button2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// button3
//
this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(450, 3);
this.button3.Name = "button3";
this.button3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 50);
this.button3.TabIndex = 3;
this.button3.Text = "Steelhead";
this.button3.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// button4
//
this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(606, 3);
this.button4.Name = "button4";
this.button4.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 50);
this.button4.TabIndex = 4;
this.button4.Text = "InPath";
this.button4.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// button5
//
this.button5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(762, 3);
this.button5.Name = "button5";
this.button5.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 50);
this.button5.TabIndex = 5;
this.button5.Text = "Server";
this.button5.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
//
// button6
//
this.button6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(918, 3);
this.button6.Name = "button6";
this.button6.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(150, 50);
this.button6.TabIndex = 6;
this.button6.Text = "NCAP";
this.button6.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
I would use a construction that begins with a FlowLayoutPanel, and that inserts into that a series of TableLayoutPanel controls. Each TableLayoutPanel contains a row with 7 columns, one for a label and six buttons:
namespace IPAddressDemo
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
List<IPAddress> ipAddresses = new List<IPAddress>();
ipAddresses.Add(new IPAddress(new Byte[] { 127, 0, 0, 1 }));
ipAddresses.Add(new IPAddress(new Byte[] { 198, 0, 0, 1 }));
ipAddresses.Add(new IPAddress(new Byte[] { 255, 255, 255, 255 }));
FlowLayoutPanel flp = new FlowLayoutPanel();
flp.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
flp.AutoScroll = true;
flp.AutoSize = true;
flp.FlowDirection = FlowDirection.TopDown;
flp.WrapContents = false;
foreach (var ipa in ipAddresses)
{
TableLayoutPanel tlp = new TableLayoutPanel();
tlp.AutoSize = true;
tlp.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
tlp.RowCount = 0;
tlp.RowStyles.Add(new RowStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnCount = 0;
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
tlp.ColumnStyles.Add(new ColumnStyle(SizeType.AutoSize));
Label lbl = new Label();
lbl.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
Byte[] ba = ipa.GetAddressBytes();
lbl.Text = String.Format("{0}.{1}.{2}.{3}", ba[0], ba[1], ba[2], ba[3]);
tlp.Controls.Add(lbl, 0, 0);
Button b = new Button();
b.Text = "Router";
b.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
b.Click += btnRouter_Click;
tlp.Controls.Add(b, 1, 0);
b = new Button();
b.Text = "Switch";
b.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
b.Click += btnSwitch_Click;
tlp.Controls.Add(b, 2, 0);
b = new Button();
b.Text = "Steelhead";
b.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
b.Click += btnSteelhead_Click;
tlp.Controls.Add(b, 3, 0);
b = new Button();
b.Text = "InPath";
b.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
b.Click += btnInPath_Click;
tlp.Controls.Add(b, 4, 0);
b = new Button();
b.Text = "Server";
b.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
b.Click += btnServer_Click;
tlp.Controls.Add(b, 5, 0);
b = new Button();
b.Text = "NCAP";
b.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
b.Click += btnNCAP_Click;
tlp.Controls.Add(b, 6, 0);
flp.Controls.Add(tlp);
}
this.AutoSize = true;
this.Controls.Add(flp);
}
private void btnRouter_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked the Router button!");
}
private void btnSwitch_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked the Switch button!");
}
private void btnSteelhead_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked the Steelhead button!");
}
private void btnInPath_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked the InPath button!");
}
private void btnServer_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked the Server button!");
}
private void btnNCAP_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("You clicked NCAP the button!");
}
}
}