ToolboxDataAttribute Class
Specifies the default tag generated for a custom control when it is dragged from a toolbox in a tool such as Visual Studio.
For a list of all members of this type, see ToolboxDataAttribute Members.
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.Web.UI.ToolboxDataAttribute
[Visual Basic] <AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)> NotInheritable Public Class ToolboxDataAttribute Inherits Attribute [C#] [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)] public sealed class ToolboxDataAttribute : Attribute [C++] [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets::Class)] public __gc __sealed class ToolboxDataAttribute : public Attribute [JScript] public AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class) class ToolboxDataAttribute extends Attribute
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Remarks
By default, the visual designer, of a tool such as Visual.Studio, creates an empty tag. This is a tag representing a control in its default state, when the control is dropped from the toolbox of a visual designer onto the design surface. To specify initial default values, a control can make use of this attribute. You can use this attribute to customize the initial HTML content that is placed in the designer when the control is dragged from the toolbox onto the form.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] [ ToolboxData("<{0}:MyLabel runat= server Text=
MyLabel><{0}:MyLabel>") ] public class MyLabel : Label {...}
[Visual Basic, C#, C++] In the following example sets several properties specific to MyLabel. All occurrences of {0} are replaced, by the designer, with the tag prefix associated with the MyLabel class.
[Visual Basic] Imports System Imports System.Web Imports System.Web.UI Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace CustomControls <ToolboxData("<{0}:MyLabel Text='MyLabel' BorderColor='Yellow' BackColor='Magenta' BorderWidth = '10' runat='server'></{0}:MyLabel>")> _ Public Class MyLabel Inherits Label Public Sub New() 'Your code goes here. End Sub 'New End Class 'MyLabel End Namespace 'CustomControls [C#] using System; using System.Web; using System.Web.UI; using System.Web.UI.WebControls; namespace CustomControls { [ ToolboxData("<{0}:MyLabel Text='MyLabel' BorderColor='Yellow' BackColor='Magenta' BorderWidth = '10' runat='server'></{0}:MyLabel>") ] public class MyLabel : Label { public MyLabel() { // Your code goes here. } } } [C++] #using <mscorlib.dll> #using <System.Web.dll> #using <System.dll> using namespace System; using namespace System::Web; using namespace System::Web::UI; using namespace System::Web::UI::WebControls; [ ToolboxData(S"< {0}:MyLabel Text='MyLabel' BorderColor='Yellow' BackColor='Magenta' BorderWidth = '10' runat='server'></ {0}:MyLabel>") ] public __gc class MyLabel : public Label { public: MyLabel() { // Your code goes here. } };
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Requirements
Namespace: System.Web.UI
Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
See Also
ToolboxDataAttribute Members | System.Web.UI Namespace | Attribute | Extending Metadata Using Attributes