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ParentControlDesigner.CreateTool Method (ToolboxItem)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

Syntax

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protected void CreateTool(
	ToolboxItem tool
)

Parameters

tool: Type: System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem
The ToolboxItem to create a component from.

Remarks

The new component or control is positioned at the center of the currently selected control. This method uses the default size for the tool, if the tool has a default size specified.

To specify a location or location and size for the component or control, use one of the other overloaded CreateTool methods.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

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.