GetWorkstsationControl(String,Control,Object[]) Method

public Control GetWorkstsationControl( 
   string name,
   Control defaultControl,
   params object[] args
)

'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Function GetWorkstsationControl( _
   ByVal name As String, _
   ByVal defaultControl As Control, _
   ByVal ParamArray args() As Object _
) As Control

'Usage
 
Dim instance As WorkstationUIFactory
Dim name As String
Dim defaultControl As Control
Dim args() As Object
Dim value As Control
 
value = instance.GetWorkstsationControl(name, defaultControl, args)

public: Control* GetWorkstsationControl( 
   string* name,
   Control* defaultControl,
   params Object*[]* args
) 

public:
Control* GetWorkstsationControl( 
   string* name,
   Control* defaultControl,
   ... array<Object^>^ args
) 

Parameters

name

The name of the control to look at its actual type to create.

defaultControl

The default System.Windows.Forms.Control to return if the specified name was not mapped to a control.

args

An array of System.Object used to initalize the created control.

Return Value

All UI controls in the Medical Workstation are created using this function. This allows developers to override the default controls with their own custom controls. The name parameter is actually the class name of the control.

To provide your own type of a control. All you need to do is to update the WorkstationUISettings section in the application configuration file with the original controls name and the new type you want to use for that control.

Target Platforms

Reference

WorkstationUIFactory Class
WorkstationUIFactory Members
Overload List