How do I access the Palettes that are loaded Programmatically using the PaletteGroupBar.LoadPalette()?
Load palettes programmatically
Palettes can be loaded programmatically through the PaletteGroupBar.LoadPalette(). This method returns the instance of the PaletteGroupView control that holds the palette. Once we have the instance of the PaletteGroupView control, it can be accessed easily.
This following code snippet shows the above mentioned informations.
C#
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/* Add the following code snippet to the DiagramBuilder Sample's MainForm_Load() event method */
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// Create an instance for the PaletteGroupView class and let the instance hold the reference for the palette files.
PaletteGroupView paletteGroupView = this.symbolPaletteGroupBar.LoadPalette(symbolpalettepath + "\Basic Shapes.edp");
// Set the Back/Fore color for the palette files of your interest by making use of this PaletteGroupView object.
paletteGroupView.BackColor = Color.Red;
paletteGroupView.ForeColor = Color.White;
// Set the BorderStyle and Font property of the palette files.
paletteGroupView.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle;
paletteGroupView.Font = new Font("Arial", 12f, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
// Set the HighlightItemColor property of the palette files.
paletteGroupView.HighlightItemColor = Color.YellowGreen;
VB
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/* Add the following code snippet to the DiagramBuilder Sample's MainForm_Load() event method */
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' Create an instance for the PaletteGroupView class and let the instance hold the reference for the palette files.
Private paletteGroupView As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Diagram.Controls.PaletteGroupView
paletteGroupView = Me.symbolPaletteGroupBar.LoadPalette(symbolpalettepath & "\Basic Shapes.edp")
' Set the background color of the palette files of your interest by making use of this PaletteGroupView object.
paletteGroupView.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
paletteGroupView.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White
' Set the BorderStyle and Font property of the palette files.
paletteGroupView.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
paletteGroupView.Font = New Font("Arial", 12f, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold)
' Set the HighlightItemColor property of the palette files.
paletteGroupView.HighlightItemColor = Color.YellowGreen
Conclusion
I hope you enjoyed learning about how to access the palettes that are loaded programmatically using the PaletteGroupBar.LoadPalette().
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