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DoctorWoo
DoctorWoo

Reputation: 23

How to create a list of panels already existing in WinForm Application (C#)

Context: I am creating mock-ups for a web based application. I use WinForms Application to do this. In the future I will use WebForms but this question applies to both I'm sure.

Question: I have panels that are transparent which I place over a webpage-sized picturebox. The panels act as clickable "links" to "navigate" to "pages".

In actuality when a panel is clicked the picturebox (which serves as the background) changes to a screen capture of a different webpage giving the appearance of web navigation. The panels act as masks on things users click on to navigate.

I would like to add these existing panels into a list for the purpose of changing them. For example, I would like to change their .Enabled attribute set to false; in one statement.

I currently accomplish this by doing this:

    public void TurnOffPanels()
    {
        aPnl.Enabled = false;
        bPnl.Enabled = false;
        cPnl.Enabled = false;
        dPnl.Enabled = false;
        ePnl.Enabled = false;
        fPnl.Enabled = false;
    {

My question is: how can code this using a list of my panels?

PS: This is my first question here so please feel free to berate me for format, noobness...whateves

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3203

Answers (2)

C Bauer
C Bauer

Reputation: 5103

Oof, well, I wouldn't use winforms applications for mockups. There's plenty of cheap mockup applications like balsamiq and the like to do that, or gimp if you want to provide a visual aid.

However, I think you're meaning to say that you're developing "prototypes" in winforms. Prototypes allow people to interact while mockups are just flat images.

Anyway, if you want to hide a list of panels, you can just create a field in your codebehind of the panels you want to flicker, and just operate on that.

iE:

public class Form {
    List<Panel> myPanels = new List<Panel>();
    public Form() {
          myPanels.Add(aPnl);
          myPanels.Add(bPnl);
          //etc
    }
    public TurnOffPanels(){
        foreach(var panel in myPanels){
             panel.Enabled = false;
        }
    }
}

Edit: Also your question is formatted fine, and you gave plenty of detail. As far as first questions go, good job!

Upvotes: 2

c_str
c_str

Reputation: 389

If the panel are Childrens of the same form, then:

foreach(Panel p in this.Controls)
     p.Enabled = false;

Upvotes: 0

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