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DesignerVerb Class

Represents a verb that can be invoked from a designer.

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

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, Name := "FullTrust")> _
<PermissionSetAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Name := "FullTrust")> _
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState := True)> _
Public Class DesignerVerb _
	Inherits MenuCommand
'Usage
Dim instance As DesignerVerb

NoteNote:

The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: SharedState. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes.

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 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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