IExternalFormHolder interface

The IExternalFormHolder interface represents the TExternalFormComponent object and holds the IExternalForm interface.

public interface IExternalFormHolder

Namespace: DXP · Assembly: Altium.SDK.Interfaces

Remarks

For example VCL technology is not compatible with MS C++ toolkit.

Therefore to work with windows in the Altium Designer platform, you use the IExternalForm interface to have access to windows and manipulate them.

Methods

Method	Returns	Description
GetParentWindow	UIntPtr	This method retrieves the THandle of the parent window that can be used in the IExternalForm interface.
SetDialogHandle	void	This method sets the dialog handle for this external form.
UpdateCaption	void

GetParentWindow

This method retrieves the THandle of the parent window that can be used in the IExternalForm interface.

UIntPtr GetParentWindow();

Returns: UIntPtr

Extension method of IExternalFormHolderHelper (using DXP;).

SetDialogHandle

This method sets the dialog handle for this external form.

void SetDialogHandle(UIntPtr argHandle);
void SetDialogHandle(object argHandle);

Parameter	Type	Passing
argHandle	UIntPtr	value

Returns: nothing (void)

The first overload is an extension method of IExternalFormHolderHelper (using DXP;) with typed parameters; the second is declared by the interface.

UpdateCaption

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void UpdateCaption();

Returns: nothing (void)

Returned by

ExternalForm.ParentWindow

Accepted by

IExternalForm.SetParentWindow, ServerPanelForm.SetParentWindowHolder