AmbientValueAttribute Class
Assembly: System (in system.dll)
'Declaration <AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All)> _ Public NotInheritable Class AmbientValueAttribute Inherits Attribute 'Usage Dim instance As AmbientValueAttribute
/** @attribute AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All) */ public final class AmbientValueAttribute extends Attribute
AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.All) public final class AmbientValueAttribute extends Attribute
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If a property on a control has ambient behavior, this attribute must be present. Ambient properties query their parent for their value, for example, a Control.Font property or a Control.BackColor property.
Typically, a visual designer uses the AmbientValueAttribute attribute to decide which value to persist for a property. This is usually a value that causes the property to get its value from another source. An example of an ambient value is Color.Empty as the ambient value for the BackColor property. If you have a control on a form and the BackColor property of the control is set to a different color than the BackColor property of the form, you can reset the BackColor property of the control to that of the form by setting the BackColor of the control to Color.Empty.
The following code example demonstrates using AmbientValueAttribute to enforce ambient behavior for a property called AlertForeColor. For a full code listing, see How to: Apply Attributes in Windows Forms Controls.
<AmbientValue(GetType(Color), "Empty"), _ Category("Appearance"), _ DefaultValue(GetType(Color), "White"), _ Description("The color used for painting alert text.")> _ Public Property AlertForeColor() As Color Get If Me.alertForeColorValue = Color.Empty AndAlso (Me.Parent IsNot Nothing) Then Return Parent.ForeColor End If Return Me.alertForeColorValue End Get Set(ByVal value As Color) Me.alertForeColorValue = value End Set End Property ' This method is used by designers to enable resetting the ' property to its default value. Public Sub ResetAlertForeColor() Me.AlertForeColor = AttributesDemoControl.defaultAlertForeColorValue End Sub ' This method indicates to designers whether the property ' value is different from the ambient value, in which case ' the designer should persist the value. Private Function ShouldSerializeAlertForeColor() As Boolean Return Me.alertForeColorValue <> AttributesDemoControl.ambientColorValue End Function
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.