TypeDescriptor.GetDefaultProperty Method (Type) (System.ComponentModel)

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TypeDescriptor.GetDefaultProperty Method (Type)

Returns the default property for the specified type of component.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Shared Function GetDefaultProperty ( _
	componentType As Type _
) As PropertyDescriptor

public static PropertyDescriptor GetDefaultProperty(
	Type componentType
)

Visual C++

public:
static PropertyDescriptor^ GetDefaultProperty(
	Type^ componentType
)

static member GetDefaultProperty : 
        componentType:Type -> PropertyDescriptor

Parameters

componentType: Type: System.Type
A Type that represents the class to get the property for.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor
A PropertyDescriptor with the default property, or null if there are no properties.

Remarks

Call this version of this method only when you do not have an instance of the object.

If the componentType parameter is null, this method returns null.

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

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.

Reference

TypeDescriptor Class

GetDefaultProperty Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

DefaultPropertyAttribute

PropertyDescriptor

CreateProperty

GetProperties

GetDefaultEvent