CustomTypeDescriptor Class (System.ComponentModel)

.NET Framework Class Library

CustomTypeDescriptor Class

Provides a simple default implementation of the ICustomTypeDescriptor interface.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState := True)> _
Public MustInherit Class CustomTypeDescriptor _
    Implements ICustomTypeDescriptor

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As CustomTypeDescriptor

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState = true)]
public abstract class CustomTypeDescriptor : ICustomTypeDescriptor

Visual C++

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, SharedState = true)]
public ref class CustomTypeDescriptor abstract : ICustomTypeDescriptor

JScript

public abstract class CustomTypeDescriptor implements ICustomTypeDescriptor

Remarks

Note:
The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: SharedState. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

Note:

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: SharedState. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

Like TypeDescriptionProvider, the CustomTypeDescriptor class relies on a parent object of type ICustomTypeDescriptor supplied during construction. This allows classes that derive from CustomTypeDescriptor to selectively override methods.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.ComponentModel..::.CustomTypeDescriptor

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.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

CustomTypeDescriptor Members

System.ComponentModel Namespace

ICustomTypeDescriptor

TypeDescriptionProvider

TypeDescriptor