CommonHelper Class |
Set of common helper routines for the Toolkit
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Internal.ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit
Assembly: NeoAxis.Core.Editor (in NeoAxis.Core.Editor.dll) Version: 2024.1.1.0 (2024.1.1.0)
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public static class CommonHelper
The CommonHelper type exposes the following members.
Properties| Name | Description | |
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  | ActiveFloatingWindow |
Gets a reference to the currently active floating window.
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| InheritPadding |
Gets the padding value used when inheritance is needed.
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| IsAltKeyPressed |
Gets a value indicating if the ALT key is pressed.
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| IsCtrlKeyPressed |
Gets a value indicating if the CTRL key is pressed.
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| IsShiftKeyPressed |
Gets a value indicating if the SHIFT key is pressed.
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| MatrixDisabled |
Color matrix used to adjust colors to look disabled.
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| NextId |
Gets the next global identifier in sequence.
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| NullContentValues |
Gets reference to a null implementation of the IContentValues interface.
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| NullPoint |
Gets access to the global null point value.
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| NullRectangle |
Gets access to the global null rectangle value.
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| UniqueString |
Gets a string that is guaranteed to be unique.
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Methods| Name | Description | |
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 | AddControlToParent |
Add the provided control to a parent collection.
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| ApplyPadding(Orientation, Rectangle, Padding) |
Return the provided rectangle with orientation specific padding applied.
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| ApplyPadding(Orientation, Size, Padding) |
Return the provided size with orientation specific padding applied.
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| ApplyPadding(VisualOrientation, Rectangle, Padding) |
Return the provided rectangle with visual orientation specific padding applied.
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| ApplyPadding(VisualOrientation, Size, Padding) |
Return the provided size with visual orientation specific padding applied.
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| BlackenColor |
Blacken a provided color by applying per channel percentages.
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| BoolToString |
Convert a Boolean to a culture invariant string value.
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| ButtonStyleToPalette |
Convert from ButtonStyle to PaletteButtonStyle.
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| CheckContextMenuForShortcut |
Check a short cut menu for a matching short and invoke that item if found.
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| ClientMouseMessageToScreenPt |
Convert a client mouse position inside a windows message into a screen position.
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| ColorDepth |
Get the number of bits used to define the color depth of the display.
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| ColorToBlackAndWhite |
Convert the color to a black and white color.
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| ColorToString |
Convert a Color to a culture invariant string value.
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| ContentStyleFromLabelStyle |
Find the appropriate content style to match the incoming label style.
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| CreateInstance |
Create new instance of specified type within the designer host, if provided.
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| DesignMode |
Discover if the component is in design mode.
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| DestroyInstance |
Destroy instance of an object using the provided designer host.
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| DoubleToString |
Convert a double to a culture invariant string value.
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| GetControlWithFocus |
Search the hierarchy of the provided control looking for one that has the focus.
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| GetRightToLeftLayout |
Gets the form level right to left setting.
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| GetWindowRealNCMargin |
Gets the size of the borders requested by the real window.
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| HasABorder |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies at least one border.
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| HasAllBorders |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies all four borders.
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| HasBottomBorder |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the bottom border.
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| HasLeftBorder |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the left border.
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| HasNoBorders |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies no borders.
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| HasOneBorder |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies at least one border.
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| HasRightBorder |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the right border.
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| HasTopBorder |
Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the top border.
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| ImageToXmlCData |
Convert a Image to a culture invariant string value.
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| IsFormMaximized |
Discover if the provided Form is currently maximized.
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| IsFormMinimized |
Discover if the provided Form is currently minimized.
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| IsOverrideState |
Gets a value indicating if the provided value is an override state.
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| IsOverrideStateExclude |
Gets a value indicating if the provided value is an override state but excludes one value.
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| LogOutput |
Output some debug data to a log file that exists in same directory as the application.
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| MakeCustomDateFormat |
Ensure that a single character format string is treated as a custom format.
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| MergeColors(Color, Single, Color, Single) |
Merge two colors together using relative percentages.
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| MergeColors(Color, Single, Color, Single, Color, Single) |
Merge three colors together using relative percentages.
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| OrientateDrawBorders |
Apply an orientation to the draw border edges to get a correct value.
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| OrientatePadding |
Modify the incoming padding to reflect the visual orientation.
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| PaletteTextHintToRenderingHint |
Convert from palette rendering hint to actual rendering hint.
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| PerformOperation |
Perform operation in a worker thread with wait dialog in main thread.
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| PointToString |
Convert a Point to a culture invariant string value.
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| RealClientRectangle |
Gets the real client rectangle of the list.
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| RemoveControlFromParent |
Remove the provided control from its parent collection.
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| ReverseOrientateDrawBorders |
Apply a reversed orientation so that when orientated again it comes out with the original value.
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| RoundedRectanglePath |
Create a graphics path that describes a rounded rectangle.
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| SeparatorStyleToMetricPadding |
Get the correct metric padding for the provided separator style.
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| SizeToString |
Convert a Size to a culture invariant string value.
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| StringToBool |
Convert a culture invariant string value to a Boolean.
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| StringToColor |
Convert a culture invariant string value to a Color.
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| StringToDouble |
Convert a culture invariant string value to a double.
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| StringToPoint |
Convert a culture invariant string value to a Point.
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| StringToSize |
Convert a culture invariant string value to a Size.
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| SwapRectangleSizes |
Swap the width and height values for the rectangle.
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| TextToXmlAttribute(XmlWriter, String, String) |
Only persist the provided name/value pair as an Xml attribute if the value is not null or empty.
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| TextToXmlAttribute(XmlWriter, String, String, String) |
Only persist the provided name/value pair as an Xml attribute if the value is not null/empty and not the default.
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| ValidContextMenuStrip |
Decide if the context menu strip should be displayed.
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| ValidKryptonContextMenu |
Decide if the KryptonContextMenu should be displayed.
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| VisualToOrientation |
Convert from VisualOrientation to Orientation.
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| WhitenColor |
Whiten a provided color by applying per channel percentages.
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| XmlAttributeToText(XmlReader, String) |
Read the named attribute value but if no attribute is found then an empty string.
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| XmlAttributeToText(XmlReader, String, String) |
Read the named attribute value but if no attribute is found then return the provided default.
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| XmlCDataToImage |
Convert a culture invariant string value into an Image.
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