ToolboxBrowsableAttribute Class
Specifies whether a control is visible in a designer's toolbox browser.
Namespace:
Microsoft.Windows.Design
Assembly: Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)
The ToolboxBrowsableAttribute type exposes the following members.
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ToolboxBrowsableAttribute | Initializes a new instance of the ToolboxBrowsableAttribute class. |
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Browsable | Gets the Browsable flag associated with this attribute. |
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No | Gets a ToolboxBrowsableAttribute with Browsable set to false. |
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TypeId | When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Yes | Gets a ToolboxBrowsableAttribute with Browsable set to true. |
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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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.) |
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Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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_Attribute.GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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_Attribute.Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
The following code example shows how to use the ToolboxBrowsableAttribute to enable visibility for a custom control in a designer's toolbox browser.
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Windows.Media; using System.Windows.Controls; using System.Windows; using Microsoft.Windows.Design; using Microsoft.Windows.Design.Features; using Microsoft.Windows.Design.Metadata; // The ProvideMetadata assembly-level attribute indicates to designers // that this assembly contains a class that provides an attribute table. [assembly: ProvideMetadata(typeof(CustomControlLibrary.Design.Metadata))] namespace CustomControlLibrary.Design { public class ButtonWithDesignTime : Button { } // Container for any general design-time metadata to initialize. // Designers look for a type in the design-time assembly that // implements IProvideAttributeTable. If found, designers instantiate // this class and access its AttributeTable property automatically. internal class Metadata : IProvideAttributeTable { // Accessed by the designer to register any design-time metadata. public AttributeTable AttributeTable { get { AttributeTableBuilder builder = new AttributeTableBuilder(); builder.AddCustomAttributes( typeof(ButtonWithDesignTime), new ToolboxBrowsableAttribute(true)); return builder.CreateTable(); } } } }