How to call a method from a UserControl class?

Question

I have a Windows Forms app and I would like to call a method in a UserControl class.

My method is placed in Desktop:

public Desktop(StringWrapper stringWrapper, AppConfigManager appConfigManager, RecoveryManager recoveryManager, IProfileManager profileManager, IScanPerformer scanPerformer, IScannedImagePrinter scannedImagePrinter)
{ 
  public void ScanDefault()
   {
     if (profileManager.DefaultProfile != null)
      {
        scanPerformer.PerformScan(profileManager.DefaultProfile, new ScanParams(), this, notify, ReceiveScannedImage());
        Activate();
      }
      else if (profileManager.Profiles.Count == 0)
      {
         ScanWithNewProfile();
      }
      else
      {
         ShowProfilesForm();
      }
   }
}

In the same folder I have created a User Control class:

public partial class UserControlTest : UserControl
{
    public UserControlTest()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }
}

In this UserControlTest I would like to call a ScanDefault method.

Answer 1

ScanDefault() is an inline function.

It's like a local variable.

You can't call it from outside the scope of Desktop().

To call it, you must make it as a class method and add parameters you want to use in the signature.

public Desktop(StringWrapper stringWrapper,
               AppConfigManager appConfigManager,
               RecoveryManager recoveryManager,
               IProfileManager profileManager,
               IScanPerformer scanPerformer,
               IScannedImagePrinter scannedImagePrinter)
{
  ScanDefault(profileManager, scanPerformer);
}

public void ScanDefault(IProfileManager profileManager, IScanPerformer scanPerformer)
{
  // ...
}