This topic looks at how to create a TaskPaneTool dynamically and add a tool to the TaskPaneTool. This topic is a continuation of Creating a TaskPane Toolbar Dynamically (Part 1 of 2).
Now that you have created the UltraTaskPaneToolbar you are ready to add TaskPaneTools.
In Visual Basic:
' Create a new TaskPaneTool
Dim myTaskPaneTool1 As New TaskPaneTool("ToDoBar")
' Set the Caption on the TaskPaneTool
myTaskPaneTool1.SharedProps.Caption = "To-Do Bar"
' Add the TaskPaneTool to the UltraToolbarsManager to its tools collection
myToolbarManager.Tools.Add(myTaskPaneTool1)
' Add the TaskPaneTool to the TaskPaneToolbar
myTaskPaneToolbar.Tools.AddRange(New ToolBase() {myTaskPaneTool1})
In C#:
// Create a new TaskPaneTool
TaskPaneTool myTaskPaneTool1 = new TaskPaneTool("ToDoBar");
// Set the Caption on the TaskPaneTool
myTaskPaneTool1.SharedProps.Caption = "To-Do Bar";
// Add the TaskPaneTool to the UltraToolbarsManager to its tools collection
myToolbarManager.Tools.Add(myTaskPaneTool1);
// Add the TaskPaneTool to the TaskPaneToolbar
myTaskPaneToolbar.Tools.AddRange(new ToolBase[] { myTaskPaneTool1});
This is really all there is to setting up a basic TaskPaneTool and adding it to the UltraTaskPaneToolbar, in code.
Now you are ready to add a control to your TaskPaneTool. We are adding a Panel control that contains a WinMonthViewMulti control.
In Visual Basic:
' Create a general Control to put into the TaskPaneTool Dim myPanel As New Panel ' Set the control the TaskPaneTool will host myTaskPaneTool1.Control = myPanel ' Add a WinMonthView to the Panel Dim myMonthView As New UltraMonthViewMulti() myPanel.Controls.Add(myMonthView) ' Set the Selected TaskPaneTool myTaskPaneToolbar.SelectedTaskPaneTool = myTaskPaneTool1
In C#:
// Create a general Control to put into the TaskPaneTool System.Windows.Forms.Panel myPanel = new Panel(); // Set the control the TaskPaneTool will host myTaskPaneTool1.Control = myPanel; // Add a WinMonthView to the Panel UltraMonthViewMulti myMonthView = new UltraMonthViewMulti(); myPanel.Controls.Add(myMonthView); // Set the Selected TaskPaneTool myTaskPaneToolbar.SelectedTaskPaneTool = myTaskPaneTool1;
If you build and run your project now you should see a TaskPaneToolbar Docked on the Right, which has a TaskPaneTool that is hosting a Panel control.
