Source Code

for file /controls/ViewSelector.ascx

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="false" Inherits="AJAXControls.BaseControl" %>
<%
  // ViewSelector.ascx
  // Implementation of the ViewSelector AJAX Control.
  // Copyright (c) by Matthias Hertel, http://www.mathertel.de
  // This work is licensed under a BSD style license. See http://www.mathertel.de/License.aspx
  // -----
  // 21.08.2005 created by Matthias Hertel.
  // 19.11.2007 using the OpenAjax hub instead of PageProperties
%>
<script runat="server">

  private string _views = String.Empty; // available views
  private string _eventname = "view"; // the name of the used event

  public string views {
    get { return (_views); }
    set { _views = value; }
  } // views

  public string eventname {
    get { return _eventname; }
    set { _eventname = value; }
  }

  protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e) {
    base.OnPreRender(e);
    base.RegisterBehavior("viewselector");
  } // OnPreRender

  private string GetExpandedViews() {
    string[] viewList = this._views.Split(';');
    for (int n = 0; n < viewList.Length; n++) {
      string s = viewList[n];
      if (s.IndexOf(':') > 0) {
        string[] s2 = s.Split(':');
        Control c = this.Page.FindControl(s2[0]);
        if (c != null)
          s2[0] = c.ClientID;
        viewList[n] = s2[0] + ":" + s2[1];
      } else {
        Control c = this.Page.FindControl(s);
        if (c != null)
          viewList[n] = this.Page.FindControl(s).ClientID + ":" + s;
      }
    }
    return (String.Join(";", viewList));
  } // GetExpandedViews
</script>
<%// UI for the control %>
<div id="<%=this.ClientID %>" eventname="<%=this.eventname %>" views="<%=this.GetExpandedViews() %>">
  <% foreach (string aView in this.views.Split(';')) {
       string caption, value;
       int nx = aView.IndexOf(':');
       if (nx > 0) {
         value = aView.Substring(0, nx);
         caption = aView.Substring(nx + 1);
       } else {
         value = aView;
         caption = aView;
       } // if
       
  %>
  <%-- using a hyperlink
   <a href="#<%=value%>" name="selview_<%=value%>" class="passiv"><%=caption%></a>
--%>
  <button view="<%=value%>"><%=caption%></button>
  <% } // for %>
</div>
<%// setup then AJAX WebPart connections for the control %>
<script type="text/javascript">jcl.LoadBehaviour("<%=this.ClientID %>", jcl.ViewSelectorBehaviour);</script>

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