CommentsContainer.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Data;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Shared;

namespace CommentControls
{
    public partial class CommentsContainer : UserControl
    {
        private Dictionary<int, CommentInfo> comments = new Dictionary<int, CommentInfo>();

        public event CommentsContainerEventHandler CommentsChanged;

        public CommentsContainer()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        [
            TypeConverter(typeof(Dictionary<int, CommentInfo>)),
            Category("Appearance"),
            Description("The handled set of comments")
        ]
        public Dictionary<int, CommentInfo> Comments
        {
            get { return comments; }
            set { 
                comments = value;
                CommentsContainerEventArgs args = new CommentsContainerEventArgs(CommentsContainerEventArgs.CommentsContainerEventType.CommentsChanged);
                if (CommentsChanged != null)
                    CommentsChanged(this, args);
            }
        }
    }

    public class CommentsContainerEventArgs : EventArgs
    {
        public enum CommentsContainerEventType
        {
            CommentsChanged
        }

        private CommentsContainerEventType eventType;

        public CommentsContainerEventType EventType
        {
            get { return eventType; }
            set { eventType = value; }
        }

        public CommentsContainerEventArgs(CommentsContainerEventType et)
        {
            eventType = et;
        }
    }

    public delegate void CommentsContainerEventHandler(
      object sender, CommentsContainerEventArgs e);
}

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