Custom Screen Template View IDs
When you build a custom screen template (like I showed you in Chapter 20), you can call methods from the host-generator object to add content items to your screen. Once you add a content item, you can call the SetContentItemView method to change the control that binds to your content item. In effect, the SetContentItemView method provides the code equivalent of your using the drop-down box that appears next to a content item in the screen designer to select a different control type. Let’s say that you add a local screen property called screenPropertyContentItem and want to change the control type from an auto-complete box (the default control) to a rows layout. Here’s the code that you would use:
host.SetContentItemView(screenPropertyContentItem, "Microsoft.LightSwitch:RowsLayout");
"Microsoft.LightSwitch:RowsLayout" is the view ID that identifies the RowsLayout control type. When you build a custom screen template, it’s useful to know what view IDs to use; the table that follows summarizes these IDs.
|
Control Type |
View ID String |
|---|---|
|
Data Grid |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DataGrid |
|
List |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:List |
|
Command Controls | |
|
Button |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:Button |
|
Link |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:Link |
|
Details Controls | |
|
Summary |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:Summary |
|
Modal Window Picker (Details) |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:ModalWindowPickerDetails |
|
AutoCompleteBox (Details) |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DetailsAutoCompleteBox |
|
Value-Picker Controls (*) | |
|
Modal Window Picker (Value) |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:ModalWindowPickerValue |
|
AutoCompleteBox (Value) |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:ValueAutoCompleteBox |
|
Group Controls | |
|
Modal Window |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:ModalWindow |
|
Rows Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:RowsLayout |
|
Columns Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:ColumnsLayout |
|
Table Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:TableLayout |
|
Table Column Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:TableColumnLayout |
|
Tabs Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:TabsLayout |
|
DataGridRow |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DataGridRow |
|
Picture And Text |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:PictureAndText |
|
Text And Picture |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:TextAndPicture |
|
GroupBox |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:GroupBox |
|
Address Viewer SmartLayout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:AddressViewerSmartLayout |
|
Address Editor SmartLayout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:AddressEditorSmartLayout |
|
WebLink |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:WebLink |
|
WebAddress Editor |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:WebAddressEditor |
|
Value Controls | |
|
TextBox |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:TextBox |
|
Label |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:Label |
|
CheckBox |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:CheckBox |
|
DateTime Picker |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DateTimePicker |
|
DateTime Viewer |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DateTimeViewer |
|
Date Picker |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DatePicker |
|
Date Viewer |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:DateViewer |
|
Static Image |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:StaticImage |
|
Static Label |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.RichClient:StaticLabel |
|
Email Address Viewer Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:EmailAddressViewerControl |
|
Email Address Editor Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:EmailAddressEditorControl |
|
Image Viewer Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:ImageViewerControl |
|
Image Editor Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:ImageEditorControl |
|
Money Viewer Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:MoneyViewerControl |
|
Money Editor Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:MoneyEditorControl |
|
Phone Number Viewer Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:PhoneNumberViewerControl |
|
Phone Number Editor Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:PhoneNumberEditorControl |
|
Percent Viewer Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:PercentViewerControl |
|
Percent Editor Control |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.Extensions:PercentEditorControl |
|
Control Type |
View ID String |
|---|---|
|
Tile List |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:TileList |
|
List |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:List |
|
Table |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:Table |
|
Details Controls | |
|
Summary |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:Summary |
|
Details Picker |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:DetailsModalPicker |
|
Value-Picker Controls (*) | |
|
Drop-Down |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:ValueDropdown |
|
Group Controls | |
|
Rows Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:RowsLayout |
|
Columns Layout |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:ColumnsLayout |
|
Value Controls | |
|
Text |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:Text |
|
Text Area |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:TextArea |
|
Text Box |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:TextBox |
|
Paragraph |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:Paragraph |
|
Flip Switch |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:FlipSwitch |
|
Date Time Picker |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:DateTimePicker |
|
Date Picker |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:DatePicker |
|
Email Address Viewer |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:EmailAddressViewer |
|
Email Address Editor |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:EmailAddressEditor |
|
Image |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:Image |
|
Money Viewer |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:MoneyViewer |
|
Money Editor |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:MoneyEditor |
|
Phone Number Viewer |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:PhoneNumberViewer |
|
Phone Number Editor |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:PhoneNumberEditor |
|
Percent Viewer |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:PercentViewer |
|
Percent Editor |
Microsoft.LightSwitch.MobileWeb:PercentEditor |
* LightSwitch uses value picker controls to display the choice list items that you define through the table property editor.