Extending the Toolbox
The Visual Studio Toolbox provides a collection of objects that provide functionality to editors and designers through the IDE's drag-and-drop mechanism.
There are two basic ways in which a VSPackage works with the Visual Studio Toolbox:
A VSPackage can add new data items and controls to the Toolbox.
A VSPackage can be a target or consumer of existing Toolbox functionality, supporting the drag-and-drop operations and configuring the Toolbox's appearance.
In This Section
- How to: Create a Toolbox Control That Uses Windows Forms
Describes out to create a Toolbox control by using the Windows Forms Toolbox Control template.
- Creating a WPF Toolbox Control
Describes out to create a Toolbox control by using the WPF Toolbox Control template.
- Managing the Toolbox
Describes how a VSPackage can manage the content and appearance of the Toolbox.
Related Sections
- How to: Manage the Toolbox Window
Describes how to work with the Toolbox in the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE).
- How to: Control the Toolbox
Describes how to manage the Toolbox using the automation programming model.
- Extending Other Parts of Visual Studio
Explains how to use Visual Studio services to create UI elements that match the rest of Visual Studio.