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EditorBrowsableAttribute Class

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Specifies that a property or method is viewable in an editor. This class cannot be inherited.

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

System::Object
  System::Attribute
    System.ComponentModel::EditorBrowsableAttribute

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[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class | AttributeTargets::Struct | AttributeTargets::Enum | AttributeTargets::Constructor | AttributeTargets::Method | AttributeTargets::Property | AttributeTargets::Field | AttributeTargets::Event | AttributeTargets::Interface | AttributeTargets::Delegate)]
public ref class EditorBrowsableAttribute sealed : Attribute

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEditorBrowsableAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the EditorBrowsableAttribute class with State set to the default state.

System_CAPS_pubmethodEditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState)

Initializes a new instance of the EditorBrowsableAttribute class with an EditorBrowsableState.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyState

Gets the browsable state of the property or method.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.(Inherited from Attribute.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object^)

Returns whether the value of the given object is equal to the current EditorBrowsableAttribute.(Overrides Attribute::Equals(Object^).)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Returns the hash code for this instance.(Overrides Attribute::GetHashCode().)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodIsDefaultAttribute()

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodMatch(Object^)

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetIDsOfNames(Guid%, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32%)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::Invoke(UInt32, Guid%, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

EditorBrowsableAttribute is a hint to a designer indicating whether a property or method is to be displayed. You can use this type in a visual designer or text editor to determine what is visible to the user. For example, the IntelliSense engine in Visual Studio uses this attribute to determine whether to show a property or method.

In Visual C#, you can control when advanced properties appear in IntelliSense and the Properties Window with the Hide Advanced Members setting under Tools | Options | Text Editor | C#. The corresponding EditorBrowsableState is Advanced.

System_CAPS_noteNote

In Visual C#, EditorBrowsableAttribute does not suppress members from a class in the same assembly.

The following sample demonstrates how to hide a property of a class from IntelliSense by setting the appropriate value for the EditorBrowsableAttribute attribute. Build Class1 in its own assembly.

In Visual Studio, create a new Windows Application solution, and add a reference to the assembly which contains Class1. In the Form1 constructor, declare an instance of Class1, type the name of the instance, and press the period key to activate the IntelliSense drop-down list of Class1 members. The Age property does not appear in the drop-down list.

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#using <system.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;

namespace EditorBrowsableDemo
{
   public ref class Class1
   {
   public:
      Class1()
      { 
         //
         // TODO: Add constructor logic here
         //
      }

   private:
      int ageval;

   public:
      [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState::Never)]
      property int Age 
      {
         int get()
         {
            return ageval;
         }

         void set( int value )
         {
            if ( ageval != value )
            {
               ageval = value;
            }
         }
      }
   };
}

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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