We have learned in the previous chapters how we can add a button and a tool to the toolbar. However, we can actually add more useful control to the toolbar that doesn't exist by default, by extending ArcObjects project in a similar way to a textbox or a dropdown menu. We can add almost any control in windows to the ArcGIS toolbar (as long as it fits of course). Here we will see how to add a textbox and use it to filter the map later. First we will add a new form, add a textbox to it, and resize the form to fit the text. Then we will add a button to the toolbar and replace it with the text control. Follow these steps to do so:
If necessary, open Visual Studio Express in administrator mode.
Go to File, then click on Open Project, browse to the
Bestaurants
project from theC:\ArcGISByExample\bestaurants\Code
, and click on Open.From the Project menu, click on Add Windows Form and name it
txtSearchForm.vb
.In the form properties, scroll until you find FormBorderStyle...