EditorBrowsableAttribute Class (System.ComponentModel)

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EditorBrowsableAttribute Class

Specifies that a property or method is viewable in an editor. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct Or AttributeTargets.Enum Or AttributeTargets.Constructor Or AttributeTargets.Method Or AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field Or AttributeTargets.Event Or AttributeTargets.Interface Or AttributeTargets.Delegate)> _
Public NotInheritable Class EditorBrowsableAttribute _
	Inherits Attribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Constructor|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Event|AttributeTargets.Interface|AttributeTargets.Delegate)]
public sealed class EditorBrowsableAttribute : Attribute
Visual C++
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class|AttributeTargets::Struct|AttributeTargets::Enum|AttributeTargets::Constructor|AttributeTargets::Method|AttributeTargets::Property|AttributeTargets::Field|AttributeTargets::Event|AttributeTargets::Interface|AttributeTargets::Delegate)]
public ref class EditorBrowsableAttribute sealed : public Attribute
F#
[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Constructor|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Event|AttributeTargets.Interface|AttributeTargets.Delegate)>]
type EditorBrowsableAttribute =  
    class
        inherit Attribute
    end

The EditorBrowsableAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework EditorBrowsableAttribute() Initializes a new instance of the EditorBrowsableAttribute class with State set to the default state.
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library EditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState) Initializes a new instance of the EditorBrowsableAttribute class with an EditorBrowsableState.
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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library State Gets the browsable state of the property or method.
Public property TypeId When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Equals Returns whether the value of the given object is equal to the current EditorBrowsableAttribute. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
Protected method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Supported by the XNA Framework Supported by Portable Class Library ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetation Private method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Remarks

EditorBrowsableAttribute is a hint to a designer indicating whether a property or method is to be displayed. You can use this type in a visual designer or text editor to determine what is visible to the user. For example, the IntelliSense engine in Visual Studio uses this attribute to determine whether to show a property or method.

In Visual C#, you can control when advanced properties appear in IntelliSense and the Properties Window with the Hide Advanced Members setting under Tools | Options | Text Editor | C#. The corresponding EditorBrowsableState is Advanced.

Note Note

In Visual C#, EditorBrowsableAttribute does not suppress members from a class in the same assembly.

Examples

The following sample demonstrates how to hide a property of a class from IntelliSense by setting the appropriate value for the EditorBrowsableAttribute attribute. Build Class1 in its own assembly.

In Visual Studio, create a new Windows Application solution, and add a reference to the assembly which contains Class1. In the Form1 constructor, declare an instance of Class1, type the name of the instance, and press the period key to activate the IntelliSense drop-down list of Class1 members. The Age property does not appear in the drop-down list.

Visual Basic

Imports System.ComponentModel

Public Class Class1

    Private ageval As Integer

    <EditorBrowsable(System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableState.Never)> _
    Public Property Age() As Integer

        Get
            Return ageval
        End Get

        Set(ByVal Value As Integer)
            If Not ageval.Equals(Value) Then
                ageval = Value
            End If
        End Set

    End Property

End Class


C#

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;

namespace EditorBrowsableDemo
{
    public class Class1
    {
        public Class1()
        {
            //
            // TODO: Add constructor logic here
            //
        }

        int ageval;

        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
        public int Age
        {
            get { return ageval; }
            set
            {
                if (!ageval.Equals(value))
                {
                    ageval = value;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}


Visual C++

#using <system.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;

namespace EditorBrowsableDemo
{
   public ref class Class1
   {
   public:
      Class1()
      { 
         //
         // TODO: Add constructor logic here
         //
      }

   private:
      int ageval;

   public:
      [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState::Never)]
      property int Age 
      {
         int get()
         {
            return ageval;
         }

         void set( int value )
         {
            if ( ageval != value )
            {
               ageval = value;
            }
         }
      }
   };
}


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also

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