XafApplication.CreateController<ControllerType>() Method

Creates a Controller of a specified type. If there is a Controller of the same type, assigns its settings to the new Controller.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.v18.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public virtual ControllerType CreateController<ControllerType>()
    where ControllerType : Controller, new()

VB.NET

Public Overridable Function CreateController(Of ControllerType As {Controller, New}) As ControllerType

Type Parameters

Name
ControllerType

Returns

Type	Description
ControllerType	A Controller of the specified type.

Remarks

When you implement a PopupWindowShowAction, you may need to provide a custom Dialog Controller for the Action’s pop-up Window. Use the CreateController<ControllerType> method to create this custom Dialog Controller:

C#

private void MyPopupWindowShowAction_OnCustomizePopupWindowParams(Object sender,
      CustomizePopupWindowParamsEventArgs e) {
   //...
   e.DialogController = Application.CreateController<MyDialogController>();
}

VB.NET

Private Sub MyPopupWindowShowAction_OnCustomizePopupWindowParams(ByVal sender As Object, _
      ByVal e As CustomizePopupWindowParamsEventArgs)
   '...
   e.DialogController = Application.CreateController(Of MyDialogController)()
End Sub

This method creates a Controller of the specified type. If a Controller of the same type already exists, the Controller.Actions of the found Controller serve as a source for the ActionBase.Model property of the new Controller’s Actions.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

xaf-web-forms-use-oauth2-authentication-providers/CS/AuthenticationOwin.Module.Web/WebModule.cs#L32

    XafApplication app = (XafApplication)sender;
    e.Controllers.Add(app.CreateController<LogonAuthController>());
}

VB.NET

xaf-web-forms-use-oauth2-authentication-providers/VB/AuthenticationOwin.Module.Web/WebModule.vb#L34

    Dim app As XafApplication = DirectCast(sender, XafApplication)
    e.Controllers.Add(app.CreateController(Of LogonAuthController)())
End Sub