Specifies the display name for a property, event, or public void method which takes no arguments.
(in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Method Or AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Event)> _
Public Class DisplayNameAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
Dim instance As DisplayNameAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Event)]
public class DisplayNameAttribute : Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class|AttributeTargets::Method|AttributeTargets::Property|AttributeTargets::Event)]
public ref class DisplayNameAttribute : public Attribute
public class DisplayNameAttribute extends Attribute
The default is the name of the property or event. The default implementation of GetSortedActionItems uses reflection to search the public properties and public void methods that take no arguments. GetSortedActionItems searches for the DisplayNameAttribute on each property and method and, if found, uses that string instead of the property or method name.
The following code example demonstrates using the DisplayNameAttribute class to change the name of a property called MisnamedProperty to RenamedProperty in a PropertyGrid control. For a full code listing, see How to: Apply Attributes in Windows Forms Controls.
' This property exists only to demonstrate the
' DisplayName attribute. When this control
' is attached to a PropertyGrid control, the
' property will be appear as "RenamedProperty"
' instead of "MisnamedProperty".
<Description("Demonstrates DisplayNameAttribute."), _
DisplayName("RenamedProperty")> _
Public ReadOnly Property MisnamedProperty() As Boolean
Get
Return True
End Get
End Property
// This property exists only to demonstrate the
// DisplayName attribute. When this control
// is attached to a PropertyGrid control, the
// property will be appear as "RenamedProperty"
// instead of "MisnamedProperty".
[Description("Demonstrates DisplayNameAttribute.")]
[DisplayName("RenamedProperty")]
public bool MisnamedProperty
{
get
{
return true;
}
}
System..::.Object
System..::.Attribute
System.ComponentModel..::.DisplayNameAttribute
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
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.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
Reference