C#

rajnknit07 wrote:

Please help me in doing this.

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Mario 56 wrote:

The mainform received the 6 inputs 'buttons' states from a communicationInterface timer-thread that reads the input pins and I need to send these input states also to the last open child-form that many times it can be a
child of a child of a child of the mainform.

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public delegate void Key1();
public Key1 extKey1Delegate;
public delegate void Key2();
public Key2 extKey2Delegate;
public delegate void Key3();
public Key3 extKey3Delegate;
public delegate void Key4();
public Key4 extKey4Delegate;
public delegate void Key5();
public Key5 extKey5Delegate;
public delegate void Key6();
public Key6 extKey6Delegate;

extKey1Delegate = new Key1(Key1Method);
extKey2Delegate = new Key2(Key2Method);
extKey3Delegate = new Key3(Key3Method);
extKey4Delegate = new Key4(Key4Method);
extKey5Delegate = new Key5(Key5Method);
extKey6Delegate = new Key6(Key6Method);

_interfaceInputStatus = modbus.ReadInputs(1);
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY1]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey1Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY2]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey2Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY3]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey3Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY4]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey4Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY5]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey5Delegate); }
if (_interfaceInputStatus[(int)keyButtons.KEY6]) { extFormControl.Invoke(extFormControl.extKey6Delegate); }

//-----------------------------------------
// input keys delegated method
//-----------------------------------------
private void key1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
      . . . .
}

. . . . .

private void key6_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
      . . . .
}

void Key1Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key1.PerformClick();   // if not child opened click the mainForm key
    else KeyCallback(1);                 // otherwise subscribe all the open childs
}
void Key2Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key2.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(2);
}
void Key3Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key3.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(3);
}
void Key4Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key4.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(4);
}
void Key5Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key5.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(5);
}
void Key6Method()
{
    if (mainFlag) key6.PerformClick();
    else KeyCallback(6);
}

Mario 56 wrote:

I would be glad if someone would tell me what is the method to know which is the form currently in use

"Gets the currently active form for this application."

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class Input { // pick a more domain relevant name
 private bool on;
 public bool On {
  get { return on; }
  set { on = value; Notify("On"); }
 }

 // INPC implementation
 public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;

 private void Notify(string property) {
  var handler = PropertyChanged;
  if(null != handler) handler(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(property));
 }
}

class DataModel {
 public IList<Input> Inputs { get; private set; }
 public DataModel() {
  Inputs = new List<Input>();
  for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) Inputs.Add(new Input());
 }
} 

class MainForm : Form {
 // ...
 public MainForm(DataModel dataModel) {
  InitializeComponent();

  for(int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
   (CheckBox)(checkBoxGroup.Controls[i]).DataBindings.Add("Checked", dataModel.Inputs[i], "On");
  }
 }
}

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