AFPlugIn.CreateFormInstance Method

public Form CreateFormInstance(
	Type type,
	Object plugIn,
	bool readOnly
)

// This example demonstrates how to create a model analysis and display the
// configuration dialog for the Analysis Rule and Time Rule plugins.
// Note: This example assumes that there is a database called "Chocolate Milk Tutorial"
// containing a Model named "ChocolateMilkModel", and the default ConfigString
// for an "Imbalance" analysis rule is set

// Get the Database
PISystems myPISystems = new PISystems();
PISystem myPISystem = myPISystems.DefaultPISystem;
AFDatabase myDB = myPISystem.Databases["Chocolate Milk Tutorial"];

// Set the Model
AFModel myModel = myDB.Elements["ChocolateMilkModel"] as AFModel;

// Add an Analysis to the model
AFModelAnalysis myAnalysis = new AFModelAnalysis(myDB, "MyModelAnalysis");
myAnalysis.Description = "This is a model analysis example";
myAnalysis.Target = myModel;

// Set the Analysis Rule and Time Rule
myAnalysis.AnalysisRulePlugIn = myPISystem.AnalysisRulePlugIns["Imbalance"];
myAnalysis.TimeRulePlugIn = myPISystem.TimeRulePlugIns["Periodic"];

// Display the Time Rule Configuration Dialog
AFPlugIn plugin = myAnalysis.TimeRulePlugIn;
AFTimeRule timeRule = myAnalysis.TimeRule;
if (plugin != null)
{
    using (Form configDlg = plugin.CreateFormInstance(timeRule.EditorType, timeRule, false))
    {
        if (configDlg != null)
            configDlg.ShowDialog();
    }
}

// Display the Analysis Rule Configuration Dialog
plugin = myAnalysis.AnalysisRulePlugIn;
AFAnalysisRule analysisRule = myAnalysis.AnalysisRule;
if (plugin != null)
{
    using (Form configDlg = plugin.CreateFormInstance(analysisRule.EditorType, analysisRule, false))
    {
        if (configDlg != null)
            configDlg.ShowDialog();
    }
}