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SymbolForm

About the Control text symbols using the SymbologyControl Sample

[C#]

SymbolForm.cs

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using ESRI.ArcGIS.Display;

namespace TextSymbols
{

	public class Form2 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
	{
		private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxSymbologyControl axSymbologyControl1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
		private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
		private IStyleGalleryItem m_StyleGalleryItem; 

		public Form2()
		{

			InitializeComponent();

		}


		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if(components != null)
				{
					components.Dispose();
				}
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Windows Form Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form2));
			this.axSymbologyControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxSymbologyControl();
			this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axSymbologyControl1)).BeginInit();
			this.SuspendLayout();
			// 
			// axSymbologyControl1
			// 
			this.axSymbologyControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
			this.axSymbologyControl1.Name = "axSymbologyControl1";
			this.axSymbologyControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axSymbologyControl1.OcxState")));
			this.axSymbologyControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(265, 272);
			this.axSymbologyControl1.TabIndex = 0;
			this.axSymbologyControl1.OnItemSelected += new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.ISymbologyControlEvents_Ax_OnItemSelectedEventHandler(this.axSymbologyControl1_OnItemSelected);
			// 
			// button1
			// 
			this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(120, 288);
			this.button1.Name = "button1";
			this.button1.TabIndex = 2;
			this.button1.Text = "OK";
			this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
			// 
			// button2
			// 
			this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(200, 288);
			this.button2.Name = "button2";
			this.button2.TabIndex = 3;
			this.button2.Text = "Cancel";
			this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);
			// 
			// Form2
			// 
			this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
			this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 320);
			this.Controls.Add(this.button2);
			this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
			this.Controls.Add(this.axSymbologyControl1);
			this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
			this.Name = "Form2";
			this.Text = "Symbol Form";
			this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form2_Load);
			((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axSymbologyControl1)).EndInit();
			this.ResumeLayout(false);

		}
		#endregion

		private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			//Hide the form
			this.Hide(); 
		}


		private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			m_StyleGalleryItem = null;
			//Hide the form
			this.Hide(); 
		}

	
		public IStyleGalleryItem GetItem(ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.esriSymbologyStyleClass styleClass)
		{
			m_StyleGalleryItem = null;
			//Disable ok button
			button1.Enabled = false; 
	      
			//Set the style class
			axSymbologyControl1.StyleClass = styleClass; 
			//Unselect any selected item in the current style class
			axSymbologyControl1.GetStyleClass(styleClass).UnselectItem(); 
	                  
			//Show the modal form
			this.ShowDialog();

			//Return the selected label style
			return m_StyleGalleryItem;
		}

	    
		private void Form2_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
		{
			//Get the ArcGIS install location
			string sInstall = ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.ActiveRuntime.Path;
			//Load the ESRI.ServerStyle file into the SymbologyControl
            axSymbologyControl1.LoadStyleFile(sInstall + "\\Styles\\ESRI.ServerStyle");            
		}

		
		private void axSymbologyControl1_OnItemSelected(object sender, ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.ISymbologyControlEvents_OnItemSelectedEvent e)
		{
			//Get the selected item
			m_StyleGalleryItem = axSymbologyControl1.GetStyleClass(axSymbologyControl1.StyleClass).GetSelectedItem();
			//Enable ok button
			button1.Enabled = true; 
		}		
	}
}

[Visual Basic .NET]

SymbolForm.vb

Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Display
Imports ESRI.ArcGIS
Public Class Form2
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        'This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
        InitializeComponent()

        'Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call

    End Sub

    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub

    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer

    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    Friend WithEvents AxSymbologyControl1 As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxSymbologyControl
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Dim resources As System.Resources.ResourceManager = New System.Resources.ResourceManager(GetType(Form2))
        Me.AxSymbologyControl1 = New ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxSymbologyControl
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        CType(Me.AxSymbologyControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).BeginInit()
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'AxSymbologyControl1
        '
        Me.AxSymbologyControl1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 8)
        Me.AxSymbologyControl1.Name = "AxSymbologyControl1"
        Me.AxSymbologyControl1.OcxState = CType(resources.GetObject("AxSymbologyControl1.OcxState"), System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)
        Me.AxSymbologyControl1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(265, 265)
        Me.AxSymbologyControl1.TabIndex = 0
        '
        'Button1
        '
        Me.Button1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(120, 284)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Button1.Text = "OK"
        '
        'Button2
        '
        Me.Button2.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left
        Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(200, 284)
        Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
        Me.Button2.TabIndex = 3
        Me.Button2.Text = "Cancel"
        '
        'Form2
        '
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(282, 312)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button2)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.AxSymbologyControl1)
        Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog
        Me.Name = "Form2"
        Me.Text = "Symbol Form"
        CType(Me.AxSymbologyControl1, System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize).EndInit()
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)

    End Sub

#End Region

    Private m_styleGalleryItem As IStyleGalleryItem

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

        'Get the selected item
        m_styleGalleryItem = AxSymbologyControl1.GetStyleClass(AxSymbologyControl1.StyleClass).GetSelectedItem()
        'Hide the form
        Me.Hide()

    End Sub

    Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        'Get the ArcGIS install location
        Dim sInstall As String = ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.ActiveRuntime.Path
        'Load the ESRI.ServerStyle file into the SymbologyControl
        AxSymbologyControl1.LoadStyleFile(sInstall + "\\Styles\\ESRI.ServerStyle")

    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        'Hide the form
        Me.Hide()
    End Sub

    Private Sub AxSymbologyControl1_OnItemSelected(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.ISymbologyControlEvents_OnItemSelectedEvent) Handles AxSymbologyControl1.OnItemSelected
        'Enable ok button
        Button1.Enabled = True
    End Sub

    Public Function GetItem(ByVal styleClass As ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.esriSymbologyStyleClass) As IStyleGalleryItem

        m_styleGalleryItem = Nothing

        'Disable ok button
        Button1.Enabled = False

        'Set the style class
        AxSymbologyControl1.StyleClass = styleClass
        'Unselect any selected item in the current style class
        AxSymbologyControl1.GetStyleClass(styleClass).UnselectItem()

        'Show the modal form
        Me.ShowDialog()

        'Return the label style that has been selected from the SymbologyControl
        Return m_styleGalleryItem

    End Function

    Private Function routin_ReadRegisTry(ByVal sKey As String) As String
        'Open the subkey for reading
        Dim rk As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(sKey, True)
        If rk Is Nothing Then
            Return ""
        End If
        ' Get the data from a specified item in the key.
        Return rk.GetValue("InstallDir")

    End Function
End Class