User Interface Type Editors

You can provide a custom design-time experience for complex property types by implementing a user interface (UI) type editor.

In This Section

User Interface Type Editors Overview: Offers general information about how to use and implement UI type editor classes.
How to: Implement a UI Type Editor: Describes how to implement a UI type editor that allows visual value configuration for a custom type.
Walkthrough: Implementing a UI Type Editor: Provides a detailed procedure with code to explain how to implement an extender provider class.
How to: Create a UI Type Editor: Provides a code example that shows how to create and use a UI type editor class.

UITypeEditor: Provides a base class that can be used to define UI type editors.
UITypeEditorEditStyle: Specifies identifiers that indicate the editing style of a UITypeEditor.
IWindowsFormsEditorService: Provides an interface for UI type editors to display Windows Forms or to display a control in a drop-down area from a property grid control in design mode.

Type Descriptor Overview: Offers general information about how to use and implement type descriptor classes.
Extender Providers: Offers general information about how to use and implement extender provider classes.