Configurator Array Woes

MvG · June 6, 2018, 3:29pm

The following works well in the VS C# debugger. Can anyone suggest the changes needed to run in the E10 Configurator?

        string[] values = new string[] { "Text1", "Text2" };
        TextBox[] textBoxes = new TextBox[] { chr_X1, chr_X2 };

        for (int i = 0; i<values.Length; i++)
        {
            textBoxes[i].Text = values[i];
        }

Evan_Purdy · June 6, 2018, 3:54pm

What kind of error are you getting?

MvG · June 6, 2018, 3:57pm

“The name ‘chr_X1’ does not exist in the current context”
“The name ‘chr_X2’ does not exist in the current context”

I have textboxes created that are named accordingly.

Evan_Purdy · June 6, 2018, 4:04pm

Don’t you need to put Inputs in front of the control name? e.g Inputs.chr_X1

MvG · June 6, 2018, 4:29pm

    string[] values = new string[] { "Text1", "Text2" };
    TextBox[] textBoxes = new TextBox[] { Inputs.chr_X1, Inputs.chr_X2 };

    for (int i = 0; i<values.Length; i++)
    {
        textBoxes[i].Text = values[i];
    }

//Gets me the following error…
Cannot implicitly convert type ‘Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator.InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox,string>’ to ‘System.Windows.Forms.TextBox’

Evan_Purdy · June 6, 2018, 5:22pm

Yep, that is because they don’t use the standard windows forms controls. If you change your array type to match the input type, and then use textBoxes[i].Value it would work I think.

timshuwy · June 6, 2018, 6:04pm

I am assuming you are trying to move a set of fields into an array so that you can manage them… here is a sample set of code to do this. Each variable type needs a separate array/list


var Width = new List<Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator.InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiNumericEditor, System.Decimal>>();
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width01_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width02_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width03_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width04_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width05_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width06_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width07_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width08_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width09_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width10_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width11_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width12_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width13_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width14_Dec);
	Width.Add(Inputs.Width15_Dec);

var Painted = new List<Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator.InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiCheckBox, System.Boolean>>();
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted01_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted02_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted03_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted04_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted05_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted06_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted07_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted08_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted09_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted10_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted11_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted12_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted13_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted14_Chk);
	Painted.Add(Inputs.Painted15_Chk);

var LineDesc = new List<Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator.InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox, System.String>>();
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc01_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc02_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc03_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc04_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc05_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc06_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc07_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc08_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc09_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc10_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc11_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc12_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc13_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc14_Chk);
	LineDesc.Add(Inputs.LineDesc15_Chk);

	//This will set all the fields to a specific value
	for (j = 0; j < 15; j++)
	{
		
		Painted[j].Value = true;
		Width[j].Value = 10;
		LineDesc[j].Value = "A Desc";

	}	

	//This will make all the fields invisible
	for (j = 0; j < 15; j++)
	{
		
		Painted[j].Invisible = true;
		Width[j].Invisible = true;
		LineDesc[j].Invisible = true;

	}

danbedwards · June 6, 2018, 6:08pm

You can also use something like this. You can change the Inputs.epiPcTextBox1.Control.Parent.Controls to something else, such as a group collection, and also change the if condition to perhaps filter by contains on control name or what have you.

foreach(Control ctrl in Inputs.epiPcTextBox1.Control.Parent.Controls) {
			if (ctrl is Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox) {
				((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = "My Value"; 
			}
}

timshuwy · June 6, 2018, 7:04pm

Very cool @danbedwards… - a new trick to include in my bag of tricks.
I have extended what you provided… The following code will clear ALL normal inputs (Text inputs, Radio sets, Combos, Images, Browsers)… EDIT: This NOW INCLUDES resetting of Date fields to Null

/*This will Clear ALL Fields in the configurator, resetting to a blank/null state
*/


foreach(Control ctrl in Inputs.epiPcTextBox1.Control.Parent.Controls) 
{
	if (ctrl is Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox)				
		((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = ""; 

	if (ctrl is Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiNumericEditor)
		((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiNumericEditor, Decimal>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = 0; 

	if (ctrl is Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiCheckBox)
		((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiCheckBox, bool>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = false; 

	if (ctrl is Erp.Lib.Configurator.PcControls.EpiRadioSet)
		((InputControlValueBound<Erp.Lib.Configurator.PcControls.EpiRadioSet, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = ""; 

	if (ctrl is Erp.Lib.Configurator.PcControls.EpiPcPictureBox)
		((InputControlValueBound<Erp.Lib.Configurator.PcControls.EpiPcPictureBox, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = ""; 

	if (ctrl is Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiUltraCombo)
		((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiUltraCombo, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = ""; 

	if (ctrl is Erp.Lib.Configurator.PcControls.EpiPcBrowser)
		((InputControlValueBound<Erp.Lib.Configurator.PcControls.EpiPcBrowser, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = ""; 

	if (ctrl is Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiDateTimeEditor)
		((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiDateTimeEditor, DateTime?>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = null; 
}

Evan_Purdy · June 6, 2018, 7:13pm

I use something just like that – just wanted to mention it has caused me a lot of headaches too as it will run all of the input changed events. So many null reference errors and invalid input errors.

MvG · June 6, 2018, 7:31pm

What a great resource here. Thank you all for sharing. The better explanation (I suppose I should have provided to begin with) follows. I am actually trying to accomplish the opposite. I am parsing content from a textbox to an array. That array is already used in other logic. Proper sequencing of the array content, redundancy checking, etc… I hoped to find the short code version of what follows to populate textboxes on a form.

	for (int i = 1;i<=iNumOfXvariations;i++)
	{
		if (iNumOfXvariations == 6)
			{	
			Inputs.chr_X1.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[1]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_1_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[1]);
			Inputs.chr_X2.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[2]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_2_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[2]);
			Inputs.chr_X3.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[3]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_3_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[3]);
			Inputs.chr_X4.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[4]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_4_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[4]);
			Inputs.chr_X5.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[5]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_5_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[5]);
			Inputs.chr_X6.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[6]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_6_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[6]);
			}
			else	if (iNumOfXvariations == 5)
			{	
			Inputs.chr_X1.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[1]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_1_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[1]);
			Inputs.chr_X2.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[2]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_2_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[2]);
			Inputs.chr_X3.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[3]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_3_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[3]);
			Inputs.chr_X4.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[4]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_4_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[4]);
			Inputs.chr_X5.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[5]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_5_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[5]);
			}
			else if (iNumOfXvariations == 4)
			{	
			Inputs.chr_X1.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[1]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_1_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[1]);
			Inputs.chr_X2.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[2]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_2_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[2]);
			Inputs.chr_X3.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[3]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_3_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[3]);
			Inputs.chr_X4.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[4]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_4_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[4]);

			}
			else if (iNumOfXvariations == 3)
			{	
			Inputs.chr_X1.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[1]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_1_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[1]);
			Inputs.chr_X2.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[2]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_2_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[2]);
			Inputs.chr_X3.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[3]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_3_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[3]);

			}
			else if (iNumOfXvariations == 2)
			{	
			Inputs.chr_X1.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[1]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_1_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[1]);
			Inputs.chr_X2.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[2]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_2_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[2]);

			}
			else if (iNumOfXvariations == 1)
			{	
			Inputs.chr_X1.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[1]);
			Inputs.txt_XVar_1_Description.Value= PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[1]);
			}


}

Evan_Purdy · June 6, 2018, 7:35pm

I don’t know if you can avoid it - but PCLookups are horrifically slow - I try to replace with BAQ’s or hardcode the data into the code now if possible.

danbedwards · June 6, 2018, 8:19pm

Something like this? Sloppy code, just to be used as an example, and it may have a typo or two

	for (int i = 1;i<=iNumOfXvariations;i++)
	{
		foreach (Control ctrl in Inputs.chr_X1.Control.Parent.Controls)
		{
			if (ctrl.Name.Contains("chr_X" + i.ToString()) // Would find chr_X1 on first pass
				{
					((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "XVariation", sX[i]);
				}
			if (ctrl.Name.Contains("txt_XVar_" + i.ToString()) // Would find txt_XVar_1_Description on first pass
				{
					((InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiTextBox, String>)Inputs[ctrl.Name].Value).Value = PCLookUp.DataLookup("1279_XVars_Lookup_Table", "Description", sX[i]);
				}
		}
	}

danbedwards · June 6, 2018, 10:35pm

Here is how to clear the EpiDateTimeEditor

DateTime? nullDateTime = null;
Inputs.epiPcDateTimeEditor1.Value = nullDateTime;

MvG · June 8, 2018, 11:50am

I do not understand how this works.

Evan_Purdy · June 8, 2018, 11:59am

Every control has a parent (like an owner) with the root parent being the form.

Inputs.chr_X1.Control <- Gets the control for the input (I think it would be an EpiTextBox in this case)
Inputs.chr_X1.Control.Parent <- In this case the parent is the form
Inputs.chr_X1.Control.Parent.Controls <- The collection of controls owned by the form.

rdcrozier · June 23, 2020, 8:38am

Tim,
Do you have any code to do the same thing with PictureBoxes?

I have, without success, tried to find out what base class the control uses EpiPictureBox works when declaring the list:


[quote="timshuwy, post:7, topic:45183"]
`List<Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator.InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiCheckBox, System.Boolean>>();`
[/quote]

List<Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator.InputControlValueBound<Ice.Lib.Framework.EpiPictureBox, System.String>>();

.. but adding a pictureBox into the List fails. I have also investigated the Infragistics UltraPicturebox by looking in the Erp.Shared.Lib.Configurator dll in Visual studio as I use the Infragistics controls in other projects but it doesn't appear,

paulneufeldt · April 11, 2022, 5:49pm

I’m trying to get this to work in a Configurator UD Method, and I keep getting a compile error, do I need to add a reference?

error CS0234: The type or namespace name ‘Framework’ does not exist in the namespace ‘Ice.Lib’ (are you missing an assembly reference?)