Suppose you have the following class
public class Message : Control, IDisposable {
internal static class _Text : RichTextBox {
protected override void OnLinkClicked( LinkClickedEventArgs e ) {
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(e.LinkText);
}
public _Text() {
BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.None;
BackColor = Color.Orange;
ForeColor = Color.White;
ReadOnly = true;
this.Font=new Font( "Segoe UI", 10 );
Text="";
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right | AnchorStyles.Top;
ScrollBars = RichTextBoxScrollBars.None;
}
}
public Message() {
SetStyle( ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint|ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer|ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw|ControlStyles.SupportsTransparentBackColor|ControlStyles.UserPaint, true );
UpdateStyles();
DoubleBuffered = true;
_Text.ContentsResized+=_Text_ContentsResized;
_Text.Location = new Point(15,5);
_Text.Width = Width - 15;
this.Controls.Add( _Text );
_Text.Visible = true;
}
void _Text_ContentsResized( object sender, ContentsResizedEventArgs e ) {
_Text.Height = e.NewRectangle.Height;
base.Height = _Text.Height + 10;
}
}
The problems being reported in the above code (as an example), are as follows :
_Text.ContentsResized+=_Text_ContentsResized;
reports
An object reference is required for the non-static method
.... (etc)
this.Controls.Add( _Text );
reports
Message._Text is a type but is being used as a variable
and the contents of the event handler _Text_ContentsResized
reports the same error as reported for the first error described here (as follows)
An object reference is required for the non-static method
.... (etc)
Keeping the conceptual idea behind this, I would like the inner control _Text
to be a static and more natural element of the parent control Message
but to still be able to access it's properties and events. For the properties, I could likely create a static wrapper for get/set, however I still have the issue of being unable to handle any events from that object.
So the question is -- how can I raise the event from a static object/class to a non-static caller without creating a latebound copy of the object (_Text t = new _Text()
)