PropertyTabAttribute Class

 

Identifies the property tab or tabs to display for the specified class or classes.

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

System::Object
  System::Attribute
    System.ComponentModel::PropertyTabAttribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::All)]
public ref class PropertyTabAttribute : Attribute

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodPropertyTabAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the PropertyTabAttribute class.

System_CAPS_pubmethodPropertyTabAttribute(String^)

Initializes a new instance of the PropertyTabAttribute class using the specified tab class name.

System_CAPS_pubmethodPropertyTabAttribute(String^, PropertyTabScope)

Initializes a new instance of the PropertyTabAttribute class using the specified tab class name and tab scope.

System_CAPS_pubmethodPropertyTabAttribute(Type^)

Initializes a new instance of the PropertyTabAttribute class using the specified type of tab.

System_CAPS_pubmethodPropertyTabAttribute(Type^, PropertyTabScope)

Initializes a new instance of the PropertyTabAttribute class using the specified type of tab and tab scope.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyTabClasses

Gets the types of tabs that this attribute uses.

System_CAPS_protpropertyTabClassNames

Gets the names of the tab classes that this attribute uses.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTabScopes

Gets an array of tab scopes of each tab of this PropertyTabAttribute.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyTypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.(Inherited from Attribute.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object^)

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified object.(Overrides Attribute::Equals(Object^).)

System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(PropertyTabAttribute^)

Returns a value indicating whether this instance is equal to a specified attribute.

System_CAPS_protmethodFinalize()

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Gets the hash code for this object.(Overrides Attribute::GetHashCode().)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodInitializeArrays(array<String^>^, array<PropertyTabScope>^)

Initializes the attribute using the specified names of tab classes and array of tab scopes.

System_CAPS_protmethodInitializeArrays(array<Type^>^, array<PropertyTabScope>^)

Initializes the attribute using the specified names of tab classes and array of tab scopes.

System_CAPS_pubmethodIsDefaultAttribute()

When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodMatch(Object^)

When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_protmethodMemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetIDsOfNames(Guid%, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)

Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32%)

Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).(Inherited from Attribute.)

System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethod_Attribute::Invoke(UInt32, Guid%, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)

Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

The PropertyTabAttribute lets you add a new property page to a PropertyGrid control. The PropertyTabAttribute can add additional property tabs to expose property information other than a component's default set of properties.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the PropertyTabAttribute to specify a property tab. The code example defines a component that exposes the properties of another selected component by type.

#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::ComponentModel::Design;
using namespace System::Drawing;
using namespace System::IO;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization;
using namespace System::Runtime::Serialization::Formatters::Binary;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms::Design;
using namespace System::Security::Permissions;

namespace TypeCategoryTabExample
{
   ref class TypeCategoryTab;

   // forward declaration.
   // This component adds a TypeCategoryTab to the propery browser
   // that is available for any components in the current design mode document.

   [PropertyTabAttribute(TypeCategoryTabExample::TypeCategoryTab::typeid,PropertyTabScope::Document)]
   public ref class TypeCategoryTabComponent: public System::ComponentModel::Component
   {
   public:
      TypeCategoryTabComponent(){}
   };

   // A TypeCategoryTab property tab lists properties by the
   // category of the type of each property.
   public ref class TypeCategoryTab: public PropertyTab
   {
   private:

      // This String^ contains a Base-64 encoded and serialized example property tab image.

      [BrowsableAttribute(true)]
      String^ img;

   public:
      TypeCategoryTab()
      {
         img = "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";
      }

      // Returns the properties of the specified component extended with
      // a CategoryAttribute reflecting the name of the type of the property.
      [ReflectionPermission(SecurityAction::Demand, Flags=ReflectionPermissionFlag::MemberAccess)]
      virtual System::ComponentModel::PropertyDescriptorCollection^ GetProperties( Object^ component, array<System::Attribute^>^attributes ) override
      {
         PropertyDescriptorCollection^ props;
         if ( attributes == nullptr )
                  props = TypeDescriptor::GetProperties( component );
         else
                  props = TypeDescriptor::GetProperties( component, attributes );

         array<PropertyDescriptor^>^propArray = gcnew array<PropertyDescriptor^>(props->Count);
         for ( int i = 0; i < props->Count; i++ )
         {
            // Create a new PropertyDescriptor from the old one, with
            // a CategoryAttribute matching the name of the type.
            array<Attribute^>^temp0 = {gcnew CategoryAttribute( props[ i ]->PropertyType->Name )};
            propArray[ i ] = TypeDescriptor::CreateProperty( props[ i ]->ComponentType, props[ i ], temp0 );

         }
         return gcnew PropertyDescriptorCollection( propArray );
      }

      virtual System::ComponentModel::PropertyDescriptorCollection^ GetProperties( Object^ component ) override
      {
         return this->GetProperties( component, nullptr );
      }

      property String^ TabName 
      {
         // Provides the name for the property tab.
         virtual String^ get() override
         {
            return "Properties by Type";
         }
      }

      property System::Drawing::Bitmap^ Bitmap 
      {
         // Provides an image for the property tab.
         virtual System::Drawing::Bitmap^ get() override
         {
            System::Drawing::Bitmap^ bmp = gcnew System::Drawing::Bitmap( DeserializeFromBase64Text( img ) );
            return bmp;
         }
      }

   private:

      // This method can be used to retrieve an Image from a block of Base64-encoded text.
      Image^ DeserializeFromBase64Text( String^ text )
      {
         Image^ img = nullptr;
         array<Byte>^memBytes = Convert::FromBase64String( text );
         IFormatter^ formatter = gcnew BinaryFormatter;
         MemoryStream^ stream = gcnew MemoryStream( memBytes );
         img = dynamic_cast<Image^>(formatter->Deserialize( stream ));
         stream->Close();
         return img;
      }
   };
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1

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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