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ToolboxBrowsableAttribute Class

Specifies whether a control is visible in a designer's toolbox browser.

System::Object
  System::Attribute
    Microsoft.Windows.Design::ToolboxBrowsableAttribute

Namespace:  Microsoft.Windows.Design
Assembly:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class)]
public ref class ToolboxBrowsableAttribute sealed : public Attribute

The ToolboxBrowsableAttribute type exposes the following members.

  NameDescription
Public methodToolboxBrowsableAttributeInitializes a new instance of the ToolboxBrowsableAttribute class.
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  NameDescription
Public propertyBrowsableGets the Browsable flag associated with this attribute.
Public propertyStatic memberNoGets a ToolboxBrowsableAttribute with Browsable set to false.
Public propertyTypeIdWhen implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public propertyStatic memberYesGets a ToolboxBrowsableAttribute with Browsable set to true.
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  NameDescription
Public methodEqualsInfrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected methodFinalizeAllows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetHashCodeReturns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodGetTypeGets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodIsDefaultAttributeWhen overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public methodMatchWhen overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected methodMemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodToStringReturns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
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  NameDescription
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Attribute::GetIDsOfNamesMaps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Attribute::GetTypeInfoRetrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Attribute::GetTypeInfoCountRetrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method_Attribute::InvokeProvides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
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Use the ToolboxBrowsableAttribute to specify when a control is visible in the Choose Toolbox Items dialog box for the WPF Designer for Visual Studio or the Asset Library for Microsoft Blend.

The following code example shows how to use the ToolboxBrowsableAttribute to enable visibility for a custom control in a designer's toolbox browser.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

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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