I have a DataGridView and a GroupBox control containing a few ComboBoxes.
Depending on what is selected in the ComboBoxes, the elements in the grid changes.
Is there a way to say
If (Something Changes Within The GroupBox)
{
//Update the grid
}
(Without writing a OnSelectedIndexChange event for every boxes)
I don't want the code for the updating part, I just need an event or something I could use to check if a the value of a control has changed within the GroupBox.
Any Idea ?
Update
Ok I think I didn't explained it the right way.
Forget about the ComboBox.
Let's say I have a bunch of controls in a GroupBox is there a way to say :
As soon as the value of one of the control changes, create an event.
You could hook up each combo box SelectedIndexChanged event to one method:
comboBox1.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(GroupBoxComboBoxChange);
comboBox2.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(GroupBoxComboBoxChange);
comboBox3.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(GroupBoxComboBoxChange);
comboBox4.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(GroupBoxComboBoxChange);
Or using LINQ to setup an event handler for any combo box selection change:
GroupBox.Controls.OfType<ComboBox>.ForEach(cb => cb.SelectedIndexChanged += new System.EventHandler(GroupBoxComboBoxChange));
Answer to your update: You are looking for a ControlValueChanged() event. I think the problem here is that all controls are different. What defines a "ValueChanged" event for a ComboBox isn't necessarily the same for a TextBox. It would be a semantic challenge and not very clear. Hope this makes sense.
There is no "something inside me changed" for GroupBoxes, but you can "cheat" and DYI like this (it's just a proof-of-concept without error checking and the sort):
// In a new Windows Forms Application, drop a GroupBox with a ComboBox and a CheckBox inside
// Then drop a TextBox outside the ComboBox. Then copy-paste.
// this goes somewhere in your project
public static class handlerClass
{
public static string ControlChanged(Control whatChanged)
{
return whatChanged.Name;
}
}
// And then you go like this in the Load event of the GroupBox container
void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
foreach (Control c in groupBox1.Controls)
{
if (c is ComboBox)
(c as ComboBox).SelectedValueChanged += (s, e) => { textBox1.Text = handlerClass.Handle(c); };
if (c is CheckBox)
(c as CheckBox).CheckedChanged += (s, e) => { textBox1.Text = handlerClass.Handle(c); }; }
}
}
Since every Control has its own "I'm changed!" kind of event, I don't think it can be any shorter as far as boilerplate goes. Behavior is a mere sample that writes the name of the control that changed in a ComboBox
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