DesignerVerb Class

Represents a verb that can be invoked from a designer.

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

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class DesignerVerb
	Inherits MenuCommand
'Usage
Dim instance As DesignerVerb

/** @attribute ComVisibleAttribute(true) */ 
public class DesignerVerb extends MenuCommand
ComVisibleAttribute(true) 
public class DesignerVerb extends MenuCommand
Not applicable.

A designer verb is a menu command linked to an event handler. Designer verbs are added to a component's shortcut menu at design time. In Visual Studio, each designer verb is also listed, using a LinkLabel, in the Description pane of the Properties window.

The following code example demonstrates how to create DesignerVerb objects and add them to the design-time shortcut menu for a component.

Imports System
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.ComponentModel.Design

'  This sample demonstrates a designer that adds menu commands
'   to the design-time shortcut menu for a component.
'
'   To test this sample, build the code for the component as a class library, 
'   add the resulting component to the toolbox, open a form in design mode, 
'   and drag the component from the toolbox onto the form. 
'
'   The component should appear in the component tray beneath the form. 
'   Right-click the component.  The verbs should appear in the shortcut menu.

Namespace VBDesignerVerb
    ' Associate MyDesigner with this component type using a DesignerAttribute
    <Designer(GetType(MyDesigner))> _
    Public Class Component1
        Inherits System.ComponentModel.Component
    End Class 


    '  This is a designer class which provides designer verb menu commands for 
    '  the associated component. This code is called by the design environment at design-time.    
    Friend Class MyDesigner
        Inherits ComponentDesigner

        Private m_Verbs As DesignerVerbCollection

        ' DesignerVerbCollection is overridden from ComponentDesigner
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Verbs() As DesignerVerbCollection
            Get
                If m_Verbs Is Nothing Then
                    ' Create and initialize the collection of verbs
                    m_Verbs = New DesignerVerbCollection()
                    m_Verbs.Add( New DesignerVerb("First Designer Verb", New EventHandler(AddressOf OnFirstItemSelected)) )
                    m_Verbs.Add( New DesignerVerb("Second Designer Verb", New EventHandler(AddressOf OnSecondItemSelected)) )
                End If
                Return m_Verbs
            End Get
        End Property

        Sub New()
        End Sub 

        Private Sub OnFirstItemSelected(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As EventArgs)
            ' Display a message
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The first designer verb was invoked.")
        End Sub 

        Private Sub OnSecondItemSelected(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As EventArgs)
            ' Display a message
            System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("The second designer verb was invoked.")
        End Sub 
    End Class 
End Namespace

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

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

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