Positioning dynamically loaded user control within TabPanel on ViewPort

  1. #1

    Positioning dynamically loaded user control within TabPanel on ViewPort

    Hello!

    I need to dynamically load user control within TabPanel which is located within centered ViewPort.
    Once user control is loaded it appears within tab, but it is not properly positioned:
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    Please see source code.
    Default.aspx:
    <%@ Page Language="C#" %>
    <%@ Register Assembly="Ext.Net" Namespace="Ext.Net" TagPrefix="ext" %>
    
    <script runat="server">
        UserControl currentUC1;
        
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CurrentControl.Text))
            {
                this.LoadUserControl(CurrentControl.Text, CurrentControl, currentUC1, PanelUC);
            }
        }
    
        private void LoadUserControl(string num, Hidden hidden, UserControl uc, Ext.Net.Panel targetPanel, bool update = false)
        {
            if (update && uc != null)
            {
                targetPanel.ContentControls.Clear();
            }
    
            uc = (UserControl)this.LoadControl(string.Format("UserControl{0}.ascx", num));
            uc.ID = "UC" + num;
            targetPanel.ContentControls.Add(uc);
            
            if (update)
            {
                hidden.Text = num;
                targetPanel.UpdateContent();
            }
        }
    
        private void ShowTab()
        {
            tpControls.ShowTab(PanelUC);
        }
    
        private void ButtonShowTabAndLoadControl_Click(object sender, DirectEventArgs e)
        {
            ShowTab();
            LoadUserControl("1", CurrentControl, currentUC1, PanelUC, true);
        }
    
    </script>
    
    <!DOCTYPE html>
    
    <html>
        <head runat="server">
            <title></title>
        </head>
        <body>
            <ext:ResourceManager ID="ResourceManager1" runat="server" />
            <form>
                <ext:ViewPort runat="server"  >
                    <LayoutConfig>
                        <ext:VBoxLayoutConfig Align="Center" Pack="Center" />
                    </LayoutConfig>
                    <Items>
                        <ext:Hidden ID="CurrentControl" runat="server" />
                        <ext:Button 
                            ID="ButtonShowTabAndLoadControl" 
                            runat="server" 
                            Text="Show Tab AND Load User Control"
                            OnDirectClick="ButtonShowTabAndLoadControl_Click" 
                            />
                        <ext:Panel ID="PanelBorderLayout" runat="server"
                            Width="1200"
                            Height="800"
                            Layout="BorderLayout">
                            <Items>
                                <ext:Panel runat="server" Region="North" 
                                    Title="North (default height=50)"
                                    Height="50"
                                    Split="True"
                                    Closable="True">
                                </ext:Panel>
                                <ext:Panel runat="server" Region="West" 
                                    Title="West (defaultwidth=200)"
                                    Width="200"
                                    MaxWidth="400" 
                                    Split="true" 
                                    Closable="True">
                                </ext:Panel>
                                <ext:TabPanel runat="server" ID="tpControls" Region="Center" />        
                                
                                <ext:Panel 
                                    Hidden="True"
                                    ID="PanelUC" 
                                    runat="server" 
                                    Title="User Control1" 
                                    Width="500" 
                                    Height="700">
                                </ext:Panel>
                            </Items>
                        </ext:Panel>
                    </Items>
                </ext:ViewPort>
            </form>
        </body>
    </html>
    UserControl1.ascx:
    <%@ Control Language="C#" %>
    
    <script runat="server">
        protected void HelloFromServer(object sender, DirectEventArgs e)
        {
            X.Msg.Alert("Server", "Hello from server - UserControl №1").Show();
        }        
    </script>
    <style>
        .uc1 {
            background-color: lightgray;
        }
    </style>
    
    <div class="uc1">
        <h1>User control 1</h1>
        <ext:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" Text="I am User control №1" />
        <br />
        <ext:Button ID="Button1" runat="server" Text="User control №1: Ext.Net button" OnDirectClick="HelloFromServer" />
    </div>
    Expected behavior:
    User control should be positioned at top-left corner of tab.

    Thanks in advance!
  2. #2
    Dear support team!

    Please let me know if provided source code does not work or any reason why this post still does not have a single reply.
    I look forward to hearing from you!

    Thanks!
  3. #3
    You have to move PanelUC panel outside panel with BorderLayout, for example, move that panel outside Viewport
    Also I am not sure why do you use such approach, why don't you render panel dynamically like in the following sample

    <%@ Page Language="C#" %>
    <%@ Register Assembly="Ext.Net" Namespace="Ext.Net" TagPrefix="ext" %>
     
    <script runat="server">
        UserControl currentUC1;
         
        protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CurrentControl.Text))
            {
                var p = new Ext.Net.Panel
                {
                    ID = "PanelUC",
                    Title = "User Control1"
                };
                tpControls.Items.Add(p);
                this.LoadUserControl(CurrentControl.Text, CurrentControl, currentUC1, p);
            }
        }
     
        private void LoadUserControl(string num, Hidden hidden, UserControl uc, Ext.Net.Panel targetPanel, bool update = false)
        {
            if (update && uc != null)
            {
                targetPanel.ContentControls.Clear();
            }
     
            uc = (UserControl)this.LoadControl("Child.ascx");
            uc.ID = "UC" + num;
            targetPanel.ContentControls.Add(uc);
             
            if (update)
            {
                hidden.Text = num;
                targetPanel.UpdateContent();
            }
        }
      
        private void ButtonShowTabAndLoadControl_Click(object sender, DirectEventArgs e)
        {
            var p = new Ext.Net.Panel {
                ID = "PanelUC",
                Title = "User Control1"
            };
            LoadUserControl("1", CurrentControl, currentUC1, p, false);
            p.AddTo(tpControls);
            tpControls.SetLastTabAsActive();
        }
     
    </script>
     
    <!DOCTYPE html>
     
    <html>
        <head runat="server">
            <title></title>
        </head>
        <body>
            <ext:ResourceManager ID="ResourceManager1" runat="server" />
            <form>
                <ext:ViewPort runat="server"  >
                    <LayoutConfig>
                        <ext:VBoxLayoutConfig Align="Center" Pack="Center" />
                    </LayoutConfig>
                    <Items>
                        <ext:Hidden ID="CurrentControl" runat="server" />
                        <ext:Button
                            ID="ButtonShowTabAndLoadControl"
                            runat="server"
                            Text="Show Tab AND Load User Control"
                            OnDirectClick="ButtonShowTabAndLoadControl_Click"
                            />
                        <ext:Panel ID="PanelBorderLayout" runat="server"
                            Width="1200"
                            Height="800"
                            Layout="BorderLayout">
                            <Items>
                                <ext:Panel runat="server" Region="North"
                                    Title="North (default height=50)"
                                    Height="50"
                                    Split="True"
                                    Closable="True">
                                </ext:Panel>
                                <ext:Panel runat="server" Region="West"
                                    Title="West (defaultwidth=200)"
                                    Width="200"
                                    MaxWidth="400"
                                    Split="true"
                                    Closable="True">
                                </ext:Panel>
                                <ext:TabPanel runat="server" ID="tpControls" Region="Center" />                            
                            </Items>
                        </ext:Panel>
                    </Items>
                </ext:ViewPort>
            </form>
        </body>
    </html>
  4. #4
    Vladimir,

    Thank you very much for your assistance!

    I have tried this approach in the following way: copied provided source code and replaced line 28
    uc = (UserControl)this.LoadControl("Child.ascx");
    with this:
    uc = (UserControl)this.LoadControl("UserControl1.ascx");
    Source code for UserControl1.ascx I have already posted.

    Despite the fact that UserControl is recreated on every postback, DataLoad button stopped working, showing Server error:
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    Do you have any ideas on how to workaround this?

    Thank you very much!
  5. #5
    First, your form has no runat attribute therefore ASP.NET never handle submitted data
    Second, in my sample need to move 'hidden.Text = num;' out 'if (update)' because update is always false in my sample
  6. #6

    Resolved

    Quote Originally Posted by Vladimir View Post
    First, your form has no runat attribute therefore ASP.NET never handle submitted data
    Second, in my sample need to move 'hidden.Text = num;' out 'if (update)' because update is always false in my sample
    Hello, Vladimir,

    Sorry for late response. Seems now it works as expected, thank you very much!

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