Common |
Set of common helper routines for the Toolkit
Inheritance HierarchyNamespace: Internal.ComponentFactory.Krypton.Toolkit
Assembly: NeoAxis.Core.Editor (in NeoAxis.Core.Editor.dll) Version: 2026.1.1.0 (2026.1.1.0)
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public static class CommonHelper
The CommonHelper type exposes the following members.
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
  | ActiveFloatingWindow | Gets a reference to the currently active floating window. |
| InheritPadding | Gets the padding value used when inheritance is needed. |
| IsAltKeyPressed | Gets a value indicating if the ALT key is pressed. |
| IsCtrlKeyPressed | Gets a value indicating if the CTRL key is pressed. |
| IsShiftKeyPressed | Gets a value indicating if the SHIFT key is pressed. |
| MatrixDisabled | Color matrix used to adjust colors to look disabled. |
| NextId | Gets the next global identifier in sequence. |
| NullContentValues | Gets reference to a null implementation of the IContentValues interface. |
| NullPoint | Gets access to the global null point value. |
| NullRectangle | Gets access to the global null rectangle value. |
| UniqueString | Gets a string that is guaranteed to be unique. |
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | AddControlToParent | Add the provided control to a parent collection. |
| ApplyPadding(Orientation, Rectangle, Padding) | Return the provided rectangle with orientation specific padding applied. |
| ApplyPadding(Orientation, Size, Padding) | Return the provided size with orientation specific padding applied. |
| ApplyPadding(VisualOrientation, Rectangle, Padding) | Return the provided rectangle with visual orientation specific padding applied. |
| ApplyPadding(VisualOrientation, Size, Padding) | Return the provided size with visual orientation specific padding applied. |
| BlackenColor | Blacken a provided color by applying per channel percentages. |
| BoolToString | Convert a Boolean to a culture invariant string value. |
| ButtonStyleToPalette | Convert from ButtonStyle to PaletteButtonStyle. |
| CheckContextMenuForShortcut | Check a short cut menu for a matching short and invoke that item if found. |
| ClientMouseMessageToScreenPt | Convert a client mouse position inside a windows message into a screen position. |
| ColorDepth | Get the number of bits used to define the color depth of the display. |
| ColorToBlackAndWhite | Convert the color to a black and white color. |
| ColorToString | Convert a Color to a culture invariant string value. |
| ContentStyleFromLabelStyle | Find the appropriate content style to match the incoming label style. |
| CreateInstance | Create new instance of specified type within the designer host, if provided. |
| DesignMode | Discover if the component is in design mode. |
| DestroyInstance | Destroy instance of an object using the provided designer host. |
| DoubleToString | Convert a double to a culture invariant string value. |
| GetControlWithFocus | Search the hierarchy of the provided control looking for one that has the focus. |
| GetRightToLeftLayout | Gets the form level right to left setting. |
| GetWindowRealNCMargin | Gets the size of the borders requested by the real window. |
| HasABorder | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies at least one border. |
| HasAllBorders | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies all four borders. |
| HasBottomBorder | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the bottom border. |
| HasLeftBorder | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the left border. |
| HasNoBorders | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies no borders. |
| HasOneBorder | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration specifies at least one border. |
| HasRightBorder | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the right border. |
| HasTopBorder | Gets a value indicating if the enumeration includes the top border. |
| ImageToXmlCData | Convert a Image to a culture invariant string value. |
| IsFormMaximized | Discover if the provided Form is currently maximized. |
| IsFormMinimized | Discover if the provided Form is currently minimized. |
| IsOverrideState | Gets a value indicating if the provided value is an override state. |
| IsOverrideStateExclude | Gets a value indicating if the provided value is an override state but excludes one value. |
| LogOutput | Output some debug data to a log file that exists in same directory as the application. |
| MakeCustomDateFormat | Ensure that a single character format string is treated as a custom format. |
| MergeColors(Color, Single, Color, Single) | Merge two colors together using relative percentages. |
| MergeColors(Color, Single, Color, Single, Color, Single) | Merge three colors together using relative percentages. |
| OrientateDrawBorders | Apply an orientation to the draw border edges to get a correct value. |
| OrientatePadding | Modify the incoming padding to reflect the visual orientation. |
| PaletteTextHintToRenderingHint | Convert from palette rendering hint to actual rendering hint. |
| PerformOperation | Perform operation in a worker thread with wait dialog in main thread. |
| PointToString | Convert a Point to a culture invariant string value. |
| RealClientRectangle | Gets the real client rectangle of the list. |
| RemoveControlFromParent | Remove the provided control from its parent collection. |
| ReverseOrientateDrawBorders | Apply a reversed orientation so that when orientated again it comes out with the original value. |
| RoundedRectanglePath | Create a graphics path that describes a rounded rectangle. |
| SeparatorStyleToMetricPadding | Get the correct metric padding for the provided separator style. |
| SizeToString | Convert a Size to a culture invariant string value. |
| StringToBool | Convert a culture invariant string value to a Boolean. |
| StringToColor | Convert a culture invariant string value to a Color. |
| StringToDouble | Convert a culture invariant string value to a double. |
| StringToPoint | Convert a culture invariant string value to a Point. |
| StringToSize | Convert a culture invariant string value to a Size. |
| SwapRectangleSizes | Swap the width and height values for the rectangle. |
| TextToXmlAttribute(XmlWriter, String, String) | Only persist the provided name/value pair as an Xml attribute if the value is not null or empty. |
| 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. |
| ValidContextMenuStrip | Decide if the context menu strip should be displayed. |
| ValidKryptonContextMenu | Decide if the KryptonContextMenu should be displayed. |
| VisualToOrientation | Convert from VisualOrientation to Orientation. |
| WhitenColor | Whiten a provided color by applying per channel percentages. |
| XmlAttributeToText(XmlReader, String) | Read the named attribute value but if no attribute is found then an empty string. |
| XmlAttributeToText(XmlReader, String, String) | Read the named attribute value but if no attribute is found then return the provided default. |
| XmlCDataToImage | Convert a culture invariant string value into an Image. |
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