Read-only property that returns the main UIElement of the UltraTabControl.
The following sample code illustrates how UIElements can be used. It finds out what element the user clicked on and outputs some context information about the element.
Imports Infragistics.Win
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinTabs
Imports Infragistics.Win.UltraWinTabControl
Private Sub ultraTabControl1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ultraTabControl1.Click
Dim mainElement As UIElement
Dim element As UIElement
Dim screenPoint As Point
Dim clientPoint As Point
Dim tabClickedOn As UltraTab
' Get the control's main element
mainElement = Me.ultraTabControl1.UIElement
' Convert the current mouse position to a point
' in client coordinates of the control.
screenPoint = Control.MousePosition
clientPoint = Me.ultraTabControl1.PointToClient(screenPoint)
' Get the element at that point
element = mainElement.ElementFromPoint(clientPoint)
If element Is Nothing Then Return
Debug.WriteLine("Clicked on an " + element.GetType().ToString())
Debug.Indent()
' Get the row that contains this element.
tabClickedOn = element.GetContext(GetType(UltraTab))
If Not tabClickedOn Is Nothing Then
Debug.WriteLine("in tab: " + tabClickedOn.Text)
End If
' Walk up the parent element chain and write out a line
' for each parent element.
While Not element.Parent Is Nothing
element = element.Parent
Debug.WriteLine("is a child of an " + element.GetType().ToString())
Debug.Indent()
End While
' reset the indent level
Debug.IndentLevel = 0
End Sub
using System.Diagnostics;
using Infragistics.Win;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinTabs;
using Infragistics.Win.UltraWinTabControl;
private void ultraTabControl1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
UIElement mainElement;
UIElement element;
Point screenPoint;
Point clientPoint;
UltraTab tabClickedOn;
// Get the control's main element
mainElement = this.ultraTabControl1.UIElement;
// Convert the current mouse position to a point
// in client coordinates of the control.
screenPoint = Control.MousePosition;
clientPoint = this.ultraTabControl1.PointToClient( screenPoint );
// Get the element at that point
element = mainElement.ElementFromPoint( clientPoint );
if ( element == null )
return;
Debug.WriteLine( "Clicked on an " + element.GetType().ToString() );
Debug.Indent();
// Get the row that contains this element.
tabClickedOn = element.GetContext( typeof( UltraTab ) )
as UltraTab;
if ( tabClickedOn != null )
{
Debug.WriteLine( "in tab: " + tabClickedOn.Text );
}
// Walk up the parent element chain and write out a line
// for each parent element.
while (element.Parent != null )
{
element = element.Parent;
Debug.WriteLine("is a child of an " + element.GetType().ToString());
Debug.Indent();
}
// reset the indent level
Debug.IndentLevel = 0;
}
Target Platforms: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
