Invoke Lost Focus Event in LightSwitch 2012

Here we will see how to invoke the lost focus event in a LightSwitch Application (Visual C#) in Visual Studio 2012.

The following is the procedure for invoking the lost focus event in LightSwitch.

Step 1

Open the Solution Explorer.



Step 2

In the Solution Explorer, right-click on the Screens and choose "Add Screen".



Step 3

The Add New Screen dialog box appears. Select the "Editable Grid Screen" from the Screen Template, under screen information, choose "None" under screen data and provide a name to the Screen, and click the "OK" button.



Add another Editable Grid Screen, choose "None" under screen data and provide a name to the Screen, and click the "OK" button.



Step 4

The Screen Designer appears for both the Screens.

Editable Grid Screen



Editable Grid1 Screen



Step 5

For the first screen (Editable Grid), go to the Menu Bar and choose the "Write Code()" drop down list and select the "_Activated()" method.



The Code Designer appears.

using System;

using System.Linq;

using System.IO;

using System.IO.IsolatedStorage;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using Microsoft.LightSwitch;

using Microsoft.LightSwitch.Framework.Client;

using Microsoft.LightSwitch.Presentation;

using Microsoft.LightSwitch.Presentation.Extensions;

using Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensibilityHosting;

using Microsoft.LightSwitch.Sdk.Proxy;

namespace LightSwitchApplication

{

    public partial class EditableGrid

    {

        partial void EditableGrid_Activated()

        {

            IServiceProxy proxy = VsExportProviderService.GetExportedValue<IServiceProxy>();

            VsExportProviderService.GetExportedValue<IServiceProxy>().ActiveScreensViewModel.PropertyChanged += ScreensViewModel_PropertyChanged;

        }

 

    private void ScreensViewModel_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.PropertyChangedEventArgs e)

    {

       //throw new NotImplementedException();

    this.Details.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>

            {

                VsExportProviderService.GetExportedValue<IServiceProxy>().ActiveScreensViewModel.PropertyChanged -= ScreensViewModel_PropertyChanged;

                this.ShowMessageBox("Screen lost focus event fired");

            });

    }

  }

}

Step 6

Press F5 to run the application and open both screens.