ShowPrxControlPropDialog Command

Purpose

It opens a dialog box that is used to set up properties of a control.

Parameters of Use

Command parameters are passed in the Data property. Executing the command requires to specify an array of the Variant type in this property, the elements of the array contain the following values:

Value type	Description
Element 1: IPrxReport	The regular report, for which it is required to show the dialog box for setting up properties of a control.
Element 2: IPrxControl	The control, which properties are required to be displayed.

Application Features

The command is used only for regular reports. Executing the command shows logical True if the OK button is clicked in the dialog box, and False if the Cancel button is clicked.

Example

Executing the example requires the following components: a form, the Button1 button on the form, the ReportBox component and the UiReport component named UiReport1, which is used as a data source for the ReportBox component. The regular report linked to the UiReport1 component contains at least one control.

Sub Button1OnClick(Sender: Object; Args: IMouseEventArgs);
Var
    Report: IPrxReport;
    Control: IPrxControl;
    Target: IUiCommandTarget;
    Context: IUiCommandExecutionContext;
    Data: Array;
Begin
    Report := UiReport1.Instance As IPrxReport;
    Control := Report.Controls.Item(0);
    Target := WinApplication.Instance.GetPluginTarget("Report");
    Context := Target.CreateExecutionContext;
    Data := New Variant[2];
    Data[0] := Report;
    Data[1] := Control;
    Context.Data := Data;
    Target.Execute("ShowPrxControlPropDialog", Context);
End Sub Button1OnClick;

Clicking the button opens the dialog box for setting up properties of the first control.