How to Show FlowChartX Property Pages

Introduction

FlowChartX Features

What's New in This Release

Version History

FlowChartX Editions

User Interaction with the Control

Licensing

Programming Interface Overview

Diagram Structure

User Interaction

Placement and Layout

Diagram Serialization and Output

Appearance

Default Values of Object Properties

Hosting ActiveX Controls

Miscellaneous

How to Show FlowChartX Property Pages

Windowless or Windowed Activation

Important Notes

Quick Starts

Reference

Additional Components

FlowChartX Types

Table of Predefined Shapes

Runtime Dependencies

Registration-free deployment

Unicode Support

Using the Source Code and Building Custom Versions

Technical Support

MindFusion Products

The Windows API function, which shows a property sheet dialog box, is OleCreatePropertyFrame. It gets as an argument an array of CLSIDs of the property pages to be displayed. The function creates a modal dialog box and does not return until the dialog box is closed.

The following C++ code shows the property page for the 'active' selected item.

C++ Copy Code
LPDISPATCH pDisp = (LPDISPATCH)m_FlowChart.GetControlUnknown();
CLSID clsid = CLSID_PropPageSelected;

OleCreatePropertyFrame(m_hWnd, 0, 0, L"Properties",
1, (LPUNKNOWN*)&pDisp, 1, &clsid, GetSystemDefaultLCID(), 0, NULL);

C++ Copy Code
LPDISPATCH pDisp = (LPDISPATCH)m_FlowChart.GetControlUnknown(); CLSID clsid = CLSID_PropPageSelected; OleCreatePropertyFrame(m_hWnd, 0, 0, L"Properties", 1, (LPUNKNOWN*)&pDisp, 1, &clsid, GetSystemDefaultLCID(), 0, NULL);

When imported in .NET project, FlowChartX control is represented by an AxHost derived class. AxHost.ShowPropertyPages method displays all property pages associated with the control.