IComponentChangeService Interface

Definition

Provides an interface to add and remove the event handlers for events that add, change, remove or rename components, and provides methods to raise a ComponentChanged or ComponentChanging event.

C#
public interface IComponentChangeService
C#
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public interface IComponentChangeService
Attributes

Examples

This following example demonstrates how to use the IComponentChangeService interface to receive notifications about the addition of, removal of, and changes to components in design mode.

C#
using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.Windows.Forms;

/*  This sample illustrates how to use the IComponentChangeService interface 
    to handle component change events.  The ComponentClass control attaches 
    event handlers when it is sited in a document, and displays a message 
    when notification that a component has been added, removed, or changed
    is received from the IComponentChangeService.

    To run this sample, add the ComponentClass control to a Form and
    add, remove, or change components to see the behavior of the
    component change event handlers. */

namespace IComponentChangeServiceExample 
{
    public class ComponentClass : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl 
    {
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ListBox listBox1;
    private IComponentChangeService m_changeService;
 
    public ComponentClass() 
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void InitializeComponent() 
    {
        this.listBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListBox();
        this.SuspendLayout();

        // listBox1.
        this.listBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 16);
        this.listBox1.Name = "listBox1";
        this.listBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(576, 277);
        this.listBox1.TabIndex = 0;
           
        // ComponentClass.
        this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {this.listBox1});
        this.Name = "ComponentClass";
        this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(624, 320);

            this.ResumeLayout(false);
    }

    // This override allows the control to register event handlers for IComponentChangeService events
    // at the time the control is sited, which happens only in design mode.
    public override ISite Site 
    {
        get 
        {
        return base.Site;
        }
        set 
        {		
        // Clear any component change event handlers.
        ClearChangeNotifications();		
                
        // Set the new Site value.
        base.Site = value;

        m_changeService = (IComponentChangeService)GetService(typeof(IComponentChangeService));

        // Register event handlers for component change events.
        RegisterChangeNotifications();			
        }
    }

    private void ClearChangeNotifications()
    {
        // The m_changeService value is null when not in design mode, 
        // as the IComponentChangeService is only available at design time.	
        m_changeService = (IComponentChangeService)GetService(typeof(IComponentChangeService));

        // Clear our the component change events to prepare for re-siting.				
        if (m_changeService != null) 
        {
        m_changeService.ComponentChanged -= new ComponentChangedEventHandler(OnComponentChanged);
        m_changeService.ComponentChanging -= new ComponentChangingEventHandler(OnComponentChanging);
        m_changeService.ComponentAdded -= new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentAdded);
        m_changeService.ComponentAdding -= new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentAdding);
        m_changeService.ComponentRemoved -= new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentRemoved);
        m_changeService.ComponentRemoving -= new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentRemoving);
        m_changeService.ComponentRename -= new ComponentRenameEventHandler(OnComponentRename);
        }
    }

    private void RegisterChangeNotifications()
    {
        // Register the event handlers for the IComponentChangeService events
        if (m_changeService != null) 
        {
        m_changeService.ComponentChanged += new ComponentChangedEventHandler(OnComponentChanged);
        m_changeService.ComponentChanging += new ComponentChangingEventHandler(OnComponentChanging);
        m_changeService.ComponentAdded += new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentAdded);
        m_changeService.ComponentAdding += new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentAdding);
        m_changeService.ComponentRemoved += new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentRemoved);
        m_changeService.ComponentRemoving += new ComponentEventHandler(OnComponentRemoving);
        m_changeService.ComponentRename += new ComponentRenameEventHandler(OnComponentRename);
        }
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentChanged event to display a notification. */
    private void OnComponentChanged(object sender, ComponentChangedEventArgs ce) 
    {
        if( ce.Component != null && ((IComponent)ce.Component).Site != null && ce.Member != null ) 
        OnUserChange("The " + ce.Member.Name + " member of the " + ((IComponent)ce.Component).Site.Name + " component has been changed.");
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentChanging event to display a notification. */
    private void OnComponentChanging(object sender, ComponentChangingEventArgs ce) 
    {
        if( ce.Component != null && ((IComponent)ce.Component).Site != null && ce.Member != null ) 
        OnUserChange("The " + ce.Member.Name + " member of the " + ((IComponent)ce.Component).Site.Name + " component is being changed.");
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentAdded event to display a notification. */
    private void OnComponentAdded(object sender, ComponentEventArgs ce) 
    {			
        OnUserChange("A component, " + ce.Component.Site.Name + ", has been added.");
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentAdding event to display a notification. */		
    private void OnComponentAdding(object sender, ComponentEventArgs ce) 
    {			
        OnUserChange("A component of type " + ce.Component.GetType().FullName + " is being added.");
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentRemoved event to display a notification. */
    private void OnComponentRemoved(object sender, ComponentEventArgs ce) 
    {
        OnUserChange("A component, " + ce.Component.Site.Name + ", has been removed.");
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentRemoving event to display a notification. */
    private void OnComponentRemoving(object sender, ComponentEventArgs ce) 
    {
        OnUserChange("A component, " + ce.Component.Site.Name + ", is being removed.");
    }

    /* This method handles the OnComponentRename event to display a notification. */
    private void OnComponentRename(object sender, ComponentRenameEventArgs ce) 
    {
        OnUserChange("A component, " + ce.OldName + ", was renamed to " + ce.NewName +".");
    }

    // This method adds a specified notification message to the control's listbox.
    private void OnUserChange(string text) 
    {
        listBox1.Items.Add(text);
    }

    // Clean up any resources being used.
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing ) 
    {
        if( disposing ) 
        {
        ClearChangeNotifications();
            
        if(components != null) 
        {
            components.Dispose();
        }
        }
        base.Dispose( disposing );
    }
    }
}

Remarks

IComponentChangeService provides an interface that can be used to indicate the methods that handle the following events:

Typically, the design environment raises these component add, change, remove, or rename events. Designers should call the methods of this interface when using DesignerTransaction objects to provide undo and redo functionality for design-time actions that affect components. More information is available in the documentation for DesignerTransaction. Generally, only the root designer handles these change notifications.

This service also provides methods that raise a component changed event or component changing event. A PropertyDescriptor or a component can indicate that a component has changed or is changing with the OnComponentChanged and OnComponentChanging methods, respectively.

Methods

OnComponentChanged(Object, MemberDescriptor, Object, Object)

Announces to the component change service that a particular component has changed.

OnComponentChanging(Object, MemberDescriptor)

Announces to the component change service that a particular component is changing.

Events

ComponentAdded

Occurs when a component has been added.

ComponentAdding

Occurs when a component is in the process of being added.

ComponentChanged

Occurs when a component has been changed.

ComponentChanging

Occurs when a component is in the process of being changed.

ComponentRemoved

Occurs when a component has been removed.

ComponentRemoving

Occurs when a component is in the process of being removed.

ComponentRename

Occurs when a component is renamed.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1

See also