DefaultPropertyAttribute Class (System.ComponentModel)

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DefaultPropertyAttribute Class

Specifies the default property for a control.

Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
  System.Attribute
    System.ComponentModel.DefaultPropertyAttribute

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel
Assembly:  System (in System.dll)
Syntax
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DefaultPropertyAttribute _
	Inherits Attribute
C#
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class)]
public sealed class DefaultPropertyAttribute : Attribute

The DefaultPropertyAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  Name Description
Public method DefaultPropertyAttribute Initializes a new instance of the DefaultPropertyAttribute class.
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Properties
  Name Description
Public property Name Gets the name of the default property for the component this attribute is bound to.
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Methods
  Name Description
Public method Equals Returns whether the value of the given object is equal to the current DefaultPropertyAttribute. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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Fields
  Name Description
Public field Static member Default Specifies the default value for the DefaultPropertyAttribute, which is null. This static field is read-only.
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Remarks

Use the Name property to get the name of the default property.

Examples

The following example defines a control named MyControl. The class is marked with a DefaultPropertyAttribute that specifies MyProperty as the default property.

Visual Basic

<DefaultProperty("MyProperty")> _
Public Class MyControl
    Inherits Control

    Public Property MyProperty() As Integer
        Get
            ' Insert code here.
            Return 0
        End Get
        Set(ByVal value As Integer)
            ' Insert code here.
        End Set
    End Property

    ' Insert any additional code.
C#

    [DefaultProperty("MyProperty")]
    public class MyControl : Control
    {

        public int MyProperty
        {
            get
            {
                // Insert code here.
                return 0;
            }
            set
            {
                // Insert code here.
            }
        }

        // Insert any additional code.
Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4
Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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

Reference

System.ComponentModel Namespace
Attribute