EMail Widget not updating when Form is Selected

Posted by Community Admin on 04-Aug-2018 13:17

EMail Widget not updating when Form is Selected

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Posted by Community Admin on 21-Mar-2013 00:00

Ok...here is today's challenge. :-)

After going through a list of discussions about customizing the email forms and applying them to my own control (listed below)...

...I am looking for assistance on how to select a form (which is done) and when you hit Save, the form appears in the widget. Currently, the form doesn't appear at all. I just get the "Select a Form" message like nothing ever happened. :-)

In the FormsNotification code (last url from above), the author explained that he replaced the stock FormControl with his control and the form appeared in the widget. Personally, I would rather have it separate because of all of the OTHER form controls we have on other pages.

I've been looking over the code for the last two days and I'm at a loss as to how to display the form on the widget. Any help would be great.

Thanks,
JD

ExactTargetWidget.cs
001.using System;
002.using System.Collections.Generic;
003.using System.ComponentModel;
004.using System.Web.UI;
005.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Forms;
006.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Forms.Web.UI;
007.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Forms.Web.UI.Fields;
008.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI;
009.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ControlDesign;
010. 
011.namespace BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget
012.
013.    [ControlDesigner(typeof(ExactTargetWidgetDesigner))]
014.    public class ExactTargetWidget : FormsControl
015.    
016.        public Guid ThankYouPageId get; set;
017.        public Guid ErrorPageId get; set;
018.        public Guid UnsubscribePageId get; set;
019. 
020.        public string FormHtml get; set;
021. 
022.        private Guid _formId;
023.        public Guid FormId
024.        
025.            get return _formId;
026.            set
027.                _formId = value;
028.                var mgr = new FormsManager();
029.                var form = mgr.GetForm(_formId);
030.                if (form != null)
031.                
032.                    // What to add?
033.                
034.            
035.        
036. 
037.        #region Public Properties for the control.
038. 
039.        /// <summary>
040.        /// Gets or sets the member id.
041.        /// </summary>
042.        /// <value>
043.        /// The member id.
044.        /// </value>
045.        public int MemberId
046.        
047.            get
048.            
049.                var propertyValue = 0;
050.                var obj = ViewState["MemberId"];
051.                if (obj != null)
052.                
053.                    Int32.TryParse(obj.ToString(), out propertyValue);
054.                
055.                     
056.                return propertyValue;
057.            
058.            set
059.            
060.                ViewState["MemberId"] = value;
061.            
062.        
063. 
064.        /// <summary>
065.        /// Gets or sets the list id.
066.        /// </summary>
067.        /// <value>
068.        /// The list id.
069.        /// </value>
070.        public int ListId
071.        
072.            get
073.            
074.                var propertyValue = 0;
075.                var obj = ViewState["ListId"];
076.                if (obj != null)
077.                
078.                    Int32.TryParse(obj.ToString(), out propertyValue);
079.                
080. 
081.                return propertyValue;
082.            
083.            set
084.            
085.                ViewState["ListId"] = value;
086.            
087.        
088. 
089.        /// <summary>
090.        /// Gets or sets the postback URL.
091.        /// </summary>
092.        /// <value>
093.        /// The postback URL.
094.        /// </value>
095.        public string PostbackUrl
096.        
097.            get
098.            
099.                var propertyValue = String.Empty;
100.                var obj = ViewState["PostbackUrl"];
101.                if (obj != null)
102.                
103.                    propertyValue = obj.ToString();
104.                
105. 
106.                return propertyValue;
107.            
108.            set
109.            
110.                ViewState["PostbackUrl"] = value;
111.            
112.        
113. 
114.        #endregion
115. 
116.        /// <summary>
117.        /// Gets or Sets the layout template name for the control.
118.        /// </summary>
119.        private const string layoutTemplateName = "BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetTemplate.ascx";
120.        protected override string LayoutTemplateName
121.        
122.            get return layoutTemplateName;
123.        
124. 
125.        #region Widget Events
126. 
127.        protected override void InitializeControls(GenericContainer container)
128.        
129.            base.InitializeControls(container);
130. 
131.            // BeforeFormAction += ExactTargetWidget_BeforeFormAction;
132.        
133. 
134.        private void ExactTargetWidget_BeforeFormAction(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
135.        
136. 
137.        
138. 
139.        protected override void ConfigureSubmitButton(Control control, string validationGroup)
140.        
141.            var submit = control as FormSubmitButton;
142.            submit.Click += new EventHandler(submit_Click);
143.            base.ConfigureSubmitButton(control, validationGroup);
144.        
145. 
146.        /// <summary>
147.        /// Handles the Click event of the submit control.
148.        /// </summary>
149.        /// <param name="sender">The source of the event.</param>
150.        /// <param name="e">The <see cref="System.EventArgs"/> instance containing the event data.</param>
151.        private void submit_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
152.        
153.            Guid formId = this.FormId;
154.            var formMgr = new FormsManager();
155.            var formDescr = formMgr.GetForm(formId);
156.            var msgBody = string.Empty;
157.            foreach (var fld in this.FieldControls)
158.            
159.                //fld.GetType().
160.                if (fld is FormTextBox)
161.                
162.                    msgBody += String.Format("<p><strong>0:</strong> 1</p>", ((FormTextBox) fld).Title,
163.                                             ((FormTextBox) fld).Value);
164.                
165.                else if (fld is FormParagraphTextBox)
166.                
167.                    msgBody += String.Format("<p><strong>0:</strong> 1</p>", ((FormParagraphTextBox) fld).Title,
168.                                             ((FormParagraphTextBox) fld).Value);
169.                
170.                else if (fld is FormCheckboxes)
171.                
172.                    string choices = string.Empty;
173.                    foreach (string item in ((List<String>) ((FormCheckboxes) fld).Value))
174.                    
175.                        choices += String.Format("0,", item);
176.                    
177.                    msgBody += String.Format("<p><strong>0:</strong> 1</p>", ((FormCheckboxes) fld).Title, choices);
178. 
179.                
180.                else if (fld is FormChoiceField)
181.                
182.                    msgBody += String.Format("<p><strong>0:</strong> 1</p>", ((FormChoiceField) fld).Title, ((FormChoiceField) fld).Value);
183.                
184.            
185. 
186.            try
187.            
188. 
189.                string subject = String.Format("0 1 - Form Submission", formDescr.ApplicationName.TrimEnd('/'), formDescr.Title);
190.                // SendEmailMsg(this.FromAddress, this.ToAddresses, this.CCAddresses, subject, msgBody);
191. 
192.            
193.            catch (Exception)
194.            
195.                throw;
196.            
197.        
198. 
199.        #endregion
200.    
201.

ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.cs

001.using System.Collections.Generic;
002.using System.Linq;
003.using System.Web.UI;
004.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI;
005.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ControlDesign;
006.using Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.Fields;
007. 
008.namespace BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget
009.
010.    public class ExactTargetWidgetDesigner : ControlDesignerBase
011.    
012.        /// <summary>
013.        /// Initializes the controls.
014.        /// </summary>
015.        /// <param name="container"></param>
016.        protected override void InitializeControls(GenericContainer container)
017.        
018.            // load in advanced mode
019.            base.DesignerMode = ControlDesignerModes.Simple;
020. 
021.            // set root node for page selector
022.            ThankYouPageSelector.RootNodeID = Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.SiteInitializer.FrontendRootNodeId;
023.            ErrorPageSelector.RootNodeID = Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.SiteInitializer.FrontendRootNodeId;
024.            UnsubscribePageSelector.RootNodeID = Telerik.Sitefinity.Abstractions.SiteInitializer.FrontendRootNodeId;
025. 
026.            GridSelector.ItemType = "Telerik.Sitefinity.Forms.Model.FormDescription";
027.            GridSelector.BindOnLoad = true;
028.        
029. 
030.        /// <summary>
031.        /// Gets a reference to the form selector
032.        /// </summary>
033.        public FlatSelector GridSelector
034.        
035.            // Quoted parameter is the name of the Server Control on the ascx page.
036.            get return this.Container.GetControl<FlatSelector>("itemSelector", true);
037.        
038. 
039. 
040.         
041.        protected PageField ThankYouPageSelector
042.        
043.            // The id of the control will be in the quotes.
044.            get return Container.GetControl<PageField>("ThanksPageSelector", true);
045.        
046. 
047.        protected PageField ErrorPageSelector
048.        
049.            // The id of the control will be in the quotes.
050.            get return Container.GetControl<PageField>("ErrPageSelector", true);
051.        
052. 
053.        protected PageField UnsubscribePageSelector
054.        
055.            // The id of the control will be in the quotes.
056.            get return Container.GetControl<PageField>("UnsubPageSelector", true);
057.        
058. 
059.        protected override HtmlTextWriterTag TagKey get return HtmlTextWriterTag.Div;
060. 
061.        private string _layoutTemplatePath = "~/ButlerModules/ExactTarget/ExactTargetWidgetDesignerTemplate.ascx";
062.        public override string LayoutTemplatePath
063.        
064.            get return _layoutTemplatePath;
065.            set _layoutTemplatePath = value;
066.        
067. 
068.        private string _scriptPath = "~/ButlerModules/ExactTarget/ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.js";
069.        public string DesignerScriptPath
070.        
071.            get return _scriptPath;
072.            set _scriptPath = value;
073.        
074. 
075.        private string _layoutTemplateName =
076.            "BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesignerTemplate.ascx";
077.        protected override string LayoutTemplateName
078.        
079.            get return null;
080.        
081. 
082.        /// <summary>
083.        /// Gets a collection of <see cref="T:System.Web.UI.ScriptReference"/> objects that define script resources that the control requires.
084.        /// </summary>
085.        /// <returns>
086.        /// An <see cref="T:System.Collections.IEnumerable"/> collection of <see cref="T:System.Web.UI.ScriptReference"/> objects.
087.        /// </returns>
088.        public override IEnumerable<ScriptReference> GetScriptReferences()
089.        
090.            var scripts = base.GetScriptReferences() as List<ScriptReference>;
091.            if (scripts == null) return base.GetScriptReferences();
092. 
093.            scripts.Add(new ScriptReference(DesignerScriptPath));
094.            return scripts.ToArray();
095.        
096. 
097.        /// <summary>
098.        /// Gets a collection of script descriptors that represent ECMAScript (JavaScript) client components.
099.        /// </summary>
100.        /// <returns>
101.        /// An <see cref="T:System.Collections.IEnumerable"/> collection of <see cref="T:System.Web.UI.ScriptDescriptor"/> objects.
102.        /// </returns>
103.        public override IEnumerable<ScriptDescriptor> GetScriptDescriptors()
104.        
105.            var descriptors = new List<ScriptDescriptor>(base.GetScriptDescriptors());
106.            var descriptor = (ScriptControlDescriptor)descriptors.Last();
107. 
108.            // Mapping occurs here between the designer controls (aspx) and the get_ and set_ in the JavaScript
109.            //   For example, gridSelector should be in quotes, but in the Designer.js file there
110.            //   better be a set_gridSelector() and a get_gridSelector().
111.            descriptor.AddComponentProperty("gridSelector", this.GridSelector.ClientID);
112.             
113.            descriptor.AddComponentProperty("ThankYouPageSelector", this.ThankYouPageSelector.ClientID);
114.            descriptor.AddComponentProperty("ErrorPageSelector", this.ErrorPageSelector.ClientID);
115.            descriptor.AddComponentProperty("UnsubscribePageSelector", this.UnsubscribePageSelector.ClientID);
116.             
117.            return descriptors;
118.        
119.   
120.

ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.js
001.Type.registerNamespace("BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidget");
002. 
003.BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner = function (element)
004.     
005.    BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.initializeBase(this, [element]);
006. 
007.     // Element
008.     this._contentFormElement = null;
009.      
010.     this._ThankYouPageSelector = null;
011.     this._ErrorPageSelector = null;
012.     this._UnsubscribePageSelector = null;
013.
014. 
015.BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.prototype =
016.    initialize: function ()
017.        BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.callBaseMethod(this, 'initialize');
018. 
019.        var self = this;
020. 
021.        self._toogleExactTargetSettingsDelegate = Function.createDelegate(self, function ()
022.            dialogBase.resizeToContent();
023.        );
024. 
025.        // Have it already open.
026.        jQuery("#expanderSettings")
027.            .click(self._toogleDesignSettingsDelegate);
028. 
029.        jQuery("#exactTargetSettingsExp a")
030.        // .click(self._toogleExactTargetSettingsDelegate)
031.            .click(function ()
032.                var parent = $(this).closest(".sfExpandableSection");
033.                if (parent != null)
034.                    $(parent).toggleClass("sfExpandedSection");
035.                
036.                $(this)
037.                    .closest(".sfExpandableSection:first")
038.                    .toggleClass("sfExpandedSection");
039.                dialogBase.resizeToContent();
040.            );
041. 
042.    ,
043.    dispose: function ()
044.        BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.callBaseMethod(this, 'dispose');
045.    ,
046.    reset: function ()
047.        this.set_value(null);
048.        BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.callBaseMethod(this, "reset");
049.    ,
050.    refreshUI: function ()
051.        this._refreshMode = true;
052.        var data = this.get_controlData();
053. 
054.        // Hide the Advanced button on the modal.
055.        var p = this.get_propertyEditor();
056.        jQuery(p.get_advancedModeButton()).hide();
057. 
058.        jQuery("#MemberIdField").val(data.MemberId);
059.        jQuery("#ListIdField").val(data.ListId);
060.        jQuery("#PostbackUrlField").val(data.PostbackUrl);
061. 
062.        if (data && data.FormId)
063.            var dataItemId = data.FormId;
064.            if (dataItemId)
065.                this.get_gridSelector().set_selectedKeys([dataItemId]);
066.            
067.        
068. 
069.        // load thank you page.
070.        var t = this.get_ThankYouPageSelector();
071.        var pageid = data.ThankYouPageId;
072.        if (pageid) t.set_value(pageid);
073. 
074.        // load Error page.
075.        var e = this.get_ErrorPageSelector();
076.        pageid = data.ErrorPageId;
077.        if (pageid) e.set_value(pageid);
078. 
079.        // load Unsubscribe page.
080.        var u = this.get_UnsubscribePageSelector();
081.        pageid = data.UnsubscribePageId;
082.        if (pageid) u.set_value(pageid);
083.    ,
084. 
085.    applyChanges: function ()
086. 
087.        var controlData = this.get_controlData();
088. 
089.        controlData.MemberId = jQuery("#MemberIdField").val();
090.        controlData.ListId = jQuery("#ListIdField").val();
091.        controlData.PostbackUrl = jQuery("#PostbackUrlField").val();
092. 
093.        var selectedItems = this.get_gridSelector().getSelectedItems();
094.        if (selectedItems.length > 0)
095.            controlData.FormId = selectedItems[0].Id;
096.            // this.get_propertyEditor().
097.        
098. 
099.        // save selected Thank You page
100.        controlData.ThankYouPageId = this.get_ThankYouPageSelector().get_value();
101.        controlData.ErrorPageId = this.get_ErrorPageSelector().get_value();
102.        controlData.UnsubscribePageId = this.get_UnsubscribePageSelector().get_value();
103.    ,
104. 
105.    /* Get/Sets */
106.    get_controlData: function ()
107.        return this.get_propertyEditor().get_control();
108.    ,
109. 
110.    // ThankYou Page Selector
111.    get_ThankYouPageSelector: function ()
112.        return this._ThankYouPageSelector;
113.    ,
114.    set_ThankYouPageSelector: function (value)
115.        this._ThankYouPageSelector = value;
116.    ,
117. 
118.    // Error Page Selector
119.    get_ErrorPageSelector: function ()
120.        return this._ErrorPageSelector;
121.    ,
122.    set_ErrorPageSelector: function (value)
123.        this._ErrorPageSelector = value;
124.    ,
125. 
126.    // Unsubscribe Page Selector
127.    get_UnsubscribePageSelector: function ()
128.        return this._UnsubscribePageSelector;
129.    ,
130.    set_UnsubscribePageSelector: function (value)
131.        this._UnsubscribePageSelector = value;
132.    ,
133. 
134.    // Used to set the Form
135.    get_contentFormElement: function ()
136.        return this._contentFormElement;
137.    ,
138.    set_contentFormElement: function (value)
139.        this._contentFormElement = value;
140.    ,
141. 
142.    // gets the reference to the propertyEditor control
143.    get_propertyEditor: function ()
144.        return this._propertyEditor;
145.    ,
146.    // sets the reference fo the propertyEditor control
147.    set_propertyEditor: function (value)
148.        this._propertyEditor = value;
149.    ,
150. 
151.    get_gridSelector: function ()
152.        return this._gridSelector;
153.    ,
154.    set_gridSelector: function (value)
155.        this._gridSelector = value;
156.    ,
157. 
158.    // function to initialize resizer methods and handlers
159.    _resizeControlDesigner: function ()
160.        setTimeout("dialogBase.resizeToContent()", 100);
161.    
162.
163. 
164.BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.registerClass('BSAH.eCommerce.SitefinityWebApp.ButlerModules.ExactTarget.ExactTargetWidgetDesigner', Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ControlDesign.ControlDesignerBase);
165.if (typeof (Sys) !== 'undefined') Sys.Application.notifyScriptLoaded();

ExactTargetWidgetDesigner.ascx
01.<%@ Control Language="C#" %>
02.<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.Fields" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity, Version=5.1.3270.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b28c218413bdf563" %>
03.<%@ Register TagPrefix="sitefinity" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity, Version=5.1.3270.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b28c218413bdf563" %>
04.<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.ControlDesign" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity, Version=5.1.3270.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b28c218413bdf563" %>
05.<sitefinity:ResourceLinks ID="resourcesLinks" runat="server">
06.    <sitefinity:ResourceFile JavaScriptLibrary="JQuery" />
07.    <sitefinity:ResourceFile Name="Styles/Grid.css" />
08.    <sitefinity:ResourceFile Name="Styles/ToolBar.css" />
09.    <sitefinity:ResourceFile Name="Styles/Ajax.css" />
10.</sitefinity:ResourceLinks>
11.<style>
12.    #selectorTag .sfSelectorGridWrapper
13.    
14.        height: 150px;
15.    
16.    /*
17.    .exactTargetFormSelector h1, .exactTargetFormSelector .sfButtonArea, .exactTargetFormSelector .sfSelectorBtns
18.    
19.        display: none;
20.    
21.    */
22.</style>
23.<sitefinity:FormManager ID="formManager" runat="server" />
24.<sitefinity:SitefinityLabel runat="server" ID="lblTitle" WrapperTagName="h1" HideIfNoText="false" />
25.<div class="sfContentViews">
26.    <div id="selectorTag" class="sfFlatDialogSelector">
27.        <sitefinity:FlatSelector ID="itemSelector" runat="server" DataKeyNames="Id" AllowSearching="false"
28.            ItemsFilter = "Visible == true AND Status == Live" ShowProvidersList="false" InclueAllProvidersOption="true"
29.            ServiceUrl="~/Sitefinity/Services/Forms/FormsService.svc">
30.            <DataMembers>
31.                <sitefinity:DataMemberInfo ID="DataMemberInfo1" runat="server" Name="Title" IsSearchField="false"
32.                    HeaderText="Title">
33.            <span>Title</span>
34.                </sitefinity:DataMemberInfo>
35.            </DataMembers>
36.        </sitefinity:FlatSelector>
37.        <div id="exactTargetPageSelect">
38.            <div id="exactTargetSettingsExp" class="sfExpandableSection">
39.                <h3>
40.                    <a id="expanderSettings" href="javascript:void(0);" class="sfMoreDetails">Exact Target
41.                        Options</a></h3>
42.                <ul class="sfTargetList">
43.                    <li class="sfFormCtrl">
44.                        <label class="sfTxtLbl">
45.                            Member Id:</label>
46.                        <input id="MemberIdField" type="text" />
47.                    </li>
48.                    <li class="sfFormCtrl">
49.                        <label class="sfTxtLbl">
50.                            List Id:</label>
51.                        <input id="ListIdField" type="text" />
52.                    </li>
53.                    <li class="sfFormCtrl">
54.                        <asp:Label ID="Label1" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="ThanksPageSelector" CssClass="sfTxtLbl">Thank You Page:</asp:Label>
55.                        <sf:PageField ID="ThanksPageSelector" runat="server" WebServiceUrl="~/Sitefinity/Services/Pages/PagesService.svc/"
56.                            DisplayMode="Write" />
57.                    </li>
58.                    <li class="sfFormCtrl">
59.                        <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="ErrPageSelector" CssClass="sfTxtLbl">Error Page:</asp:Label>
60.                        <sf:PageField ID="ErrPageSelector" runat="server" WebServiceUrl="~/Sitefinity/Services/Pages/PagesService.svc/"
61.                            DisplayMode="Write" />
62.                    </li>
63.                    <li class="sfFormCtrl">
64.                        <asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" AssociatedControlID="UnsubPageSelector" CssClass="sfTxtLbl">UnSubscribe Page:</asp:Label>
65.                        <sf:PageField ID="UnsubPageSelector" runat="server" WebServiceUrl="~/Sitefinity/Services/Pages/PagesService.svc/"
66.                            DisplayMode="Write" />
67.                    </li>
68.                    <li>
69.                        <label class="sfTxtLbl">
70.                            Postback Url:</label>
71.                        <input type="text" id="PostbackUrlField" />
72.                    </li>
73.                </ul>
74.            </div>
75.        </div>
76.    </div>
77.</div>


ExactTargetWidgetTemplate.ascx
01.<%@ Control Language="C#" %>
02.<%@ Register TagPrefix="sfFields" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI.Fields" %>
03.<%@ Register TagPrefix="sf" Namespace="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.UI" Assembly="Telerik.Sitefinity" %>
04.  
05.<sfFields:FormManager id="formManager" runat="server" />
06.  
07.  
08.<asp:Panel ID="errorsPanel" runat="server" CssClass="sfErrorSummary" />
09.<sf:SitefinityLabel id="successMessage" runat="server" WrapperTagName="div" HideIfNoText="true" CssClass="sfSuccess" />
10.<asp:Panel ID="formControls" runat="server">
11.      
12.</asp:Panel>

Posted by Community Admin on 22-Mar-2013 00:00

Just wondering...was this the right place to post this?

Posted by Community Admin on 05-Apr-2013 00:00

Hello JD,

Can you please let us know if you intend on introducing another specific functionality for this use case scenario, apart form the custom Form notifications?

First, I'd like to point out that the blog post you're referring to has been released prior to including this functionality out of the box in Sitefinity 5.1, so you should be able to use it if you have a Sitefinity version equal to, or higher.

If you prefer following the blog post, please ntoe that the desired functionality already comes out of the box, as you're inheriting from the default FormsControl, which does this task for you - in other words there's no need to create a new designer and implement this functionality, as just by inheriting from FormsControl you're going to have it.

Greetings,
Boyan Barnev
the Telerik team

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Posted by Community Admin on 05-Apr-2013 00:00

Boyan,

Thanks for the reply, but I think I figured out my issue...and it was four issues on my side. Consider these notes and a coding example for someone looking for a way to further extend the FormsControl.

  1. The widget wasn't in a separate project/assembly. I took the folder of code and made it into an assembly with the proper modifications.
  2. If you look in the .js file (applyChanges/refreshUI), I commented out the FormId assignment when I was building the widget.
  3. After enabling it, I still had an issue......since I was inheriting from FormsControl, I thought it would be good form to define a FormId property to keep track of the form I was selecting (public GUID Formid get; set; ). Funny thing was I didn't see the warnings that the compiler was telling me, "The keyword 'new' is required on 'FormId' because it hides property FormsControl.FormId"...(Who reads the warnings anyways...j/k) ;-).

    So I commented out the FormId property on my Widget and BAM...it displayed the form when it was selected.
  4. The last thing I was missing was that my properties HAD to be virtual. Once I changed them to virtual, they held their values through the widget life cycle.
It was definitely a coding disconnect for me.

Just curious...is there any documentation on the FormsControl object w/ its properties besides heading into the Object Browser?

Thanks,
JD

Posted by Community Admin on 10-Apr-2013 00:00

Hello Jonathan,

Thnak you for sharing your approach with the community, we really appreciate it.

Regarding the FormControl class members, you can get more information about these by installing our API Reference in VS 2010. For more information on how to achieve this, I believe you might find this blog post useful

Greetings,
Boyan Barnev
the Telerik team

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