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| using System; | |
| using System.Collections.Generic; | |
| using System.Linq; | |
| using System.Windows.Forms; | |
| public interface A | |
| { | |
| } | |
| public abstract class BaseA : UserControl, A | |
| { | |
| } | |
| [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Display(Name = "B")] | |
| public class B : BaseA | |
| { | |
| } | |
| [System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Display(Name = "C")] | |
| public class C : BaseA | |
| { | |
| } | |
| public class MainForm | |
| { | |
| private readonly Dictionary<string, Type> _types = new Dictionary<string, Type>(); | |
| private UserControl _myControl; | |
| private void Initialize() | |
| { | |
| var types = GetTypes(); | |
| foreach (var type in types) | |
| { | |
| var name = GetName(type); | |
| _types.Add(name, type); | |
| // Add to your menu | |
| } | |
| } | |
| private static string GetName(Type type) | |
| { | |
| var attribute = type.GetCustomAttributes() | |
| .Where(x => x is System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.DisplayAttribute) | |
| .FirstOrDefault(); | |
| return attribute == null ? type.Name : attribute.Name; | |
| } | |
| private static IEnumerable<Type> GetTypes() | |
| { | |
| var types = typeof(MainForm).Assembly.GetTypes() | |
| .Where(x => !x.IsAbstract && x.IsClass && typeof(BaseA).IsAssignableFrom(x)) | |
| .ToList(); | |
| return types; | |
| } | |
| private void MyOnMenuClick(object sender, EventArgs args) | |
| { | |
| // Find out which button got clicked, which name it has. | |
| var name = ""; | |
| var type = _types[name]; | |
| var instance = (BaseA)Activator.CreateInstance(type); | |
| // Dispose the old control | |
| _myControl.Dispose(); | |
| _myControl = instance; | |
| // Time to start displaying the new control | |
| } | |
| } |
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