DesignerActionMethodItem Constructors

public:
 DesignerActionMethodItem(System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionList ^ actionList, System::String ^ memberName, System::String ^ displayName);

public DesignerActionMethodItem (System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList actionList, string memberName, string displayName);

new System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList * string * string -> System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem

Public Sub New (actionList As DesignerActionList, memberName As String, displayName As String)

Parameters

Remarks

The DesignerActionMethodItem constructor sets the Category and Description properties to null, and the IncludeAsDesignerVerb property to false.

See also

• DesignerVerb
• Verbs
• DesignerActionList
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms

public:
 DesignerActionMethodItem(System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionList ^ actionList, System::String ^ memberName, System::String ^ displayName, bool includeAsDesignerVerb);

public DesignerActionMethodItem (System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList actionList, string memberName, string displayName, bool includeAsDesignerVerb);

new System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList * string * string * bool -> System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem

Public Sub New (actionList As DesignerActionList, memberName As String, displayName As String, includeAsDesignerVerb As Boolean)

Parameters

Remarks

If the includeAsDesignerVerb parameter is set to true, then this item is also considered a DesignerVerb; therefore, it will be added to the component's design-time shortcut menu. In Visual Studio, a command will also be added to the Attributes pane of the Properties window. A list of designer verbs can be accessed through the designer's Verbs collection property.

The DesignerActionMethodItem constructor sets the Category and Description properties to null.

See also

• DesignerVerb
• Verbs
• DesignerActionList
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms

public:
 DesignerActionMethodItem(System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionList ^ actionList, System::String ^ memberName, System::String ^ displayName, System::String ^ category);

public DesignerActionMethodItem (System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList actionList, string memberName, string displayName, string category);

new System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList * string * string * string -> System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem

Public Sub New (actionList As DesignerActionList, memberName As String, displayName As String, category As String)

Parameters

Remarks

The DesignerActionMethodItem constructor sets the Description property to null and the IncludeAsDesignerVerb property to false.

For more information about how the category parameter is used to group items on a panel, see the GetSortedActionItems method.

See also

• DesignerVerb
• Verbs
• DesignerActionList
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms

public:
 DesignerActionMethodItem(System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionList ^ actionList, System::String ^ memberName, System::String ^ displayName, System::String ^ category, bool includeAsDesignerVerb);

public DesignerActionMethodItem (System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList actionList, string memberName, string displayName, string category, bool includeAsDesignerVerb);

new System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList * string * string * string * bool -> System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem

Public Sub New (actionList As DesignerActionList, memberName As String, displayName As String, category As String, includeAsDesignerVerb As Boolean)

Parameters

Remarks

If the includeAsDesignerVerb parameter is set to true, then the item is also considered a DesignerVerb; therefore, it will be added to the component's design-time shortcut menu. A list of designer verbs can be accessed through the designer's Verbs collection property.

The DesignerActionMethodItem constructor sets the Description property to null.

For more information on how the category parameter is used to group items on a panel, see the GetSortedActionItems method.

See also

• DesignerVerb
• Verbs
• DesignerActionList
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms

public:
 DesignerActionMethodItem(System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionList ^ actionList, System::String ^ memberName, System::String ^ displayName, System::String ^ category, System::String ^ description);

public DesignerActionMethodItem (System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList actionList, string memberName, string displayName, string category, string description);

new System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList * string * string * string * string -> System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem

Public Sub New (actionList As DesignerActionList, memberName As String, displayName As String, category As String, description As String)

Parameters

Remarks

The DesignerActionMethodItem constructor sets the IncludeAsDesignerVerb property to false.

For more information on how the category parameter is used to group items on a panel, see the GetSortedActionItems method.

See also

• DesignerVerb
• Verbs
• DesignerActionList
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms

public:
 DesignerActionMethodItem(System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionList ^ actionList, System::String ^ memberName, System::String ^ displayName, System::String ^ category, System::String ^ description, bool includeAsDesignerVerb);

public DesignerActionMethodItem (System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList actionList, string memberName, string displayName, string category, string description, bool includeAsDesignerVerb);

new System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionList * string * string * string * string * bool -> System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionMethodItem

Public Sub New (actionList As DesignerActionList, memberName As String, displayName As String, category As String, description As String, includeAsDesignerVerb As Boolean)

Parameters

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create a collection of DesignerActionItem objects.

For a full example of implementing smart tags, see How to: Attach Smart Tags to a Windows Forms Component.

public override DesignerActionItemCollection GetSortedActionItems()
{
    DesignerActionItemCollection items = new DesignerActionItemCollection();

    //Define static section header entries.
    items.Add(new DesignerActionHeaderItem("Appearance"));
    items.Add(new DesignerActionHeaderItem("Information"));

    //Boolean property for locking color selections.
    items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("LockColors",
                     "Lock Colors", "Appearance",
                     "Locks the color properties."));
    if (!LockColors)
    {
        items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("BackColor",
                         "Back Color", "Appearance",
                         "Selects the background color."));
        items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("ForeColor",
                         "Fore Color", "Appearance",
                         "Selects the foreground color."));

        //This next method item is also added to the context menu 
        // (as a designer verb).
        items.Add(new DesignerActionMethodItem(this,
                         "InvertColors", "Invert Colors",
                         "Appearance",
                         "Inverts the fore and background colors.",
                          true));
    }
    items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("Text",
                     "Text String", "Appearance",
                     "Sets the display text."));

    //Create entries for static Information section.
    StringBuilder location = new StringBuilder("Location: ");
    location.Append(colLabel.Location);
    StringBuilder size = new StringBuilder("Size: ");
    size.Append(colLabel.Size);
    items.Add(new DesignerActionTextItem(location.ToString(),
                     "Information"));
    items.Add(new DesignerActionTextItem(size.ToString(),
                     "Information"));

    return items;
}

Public Overrides Function GetSortedActionItems() _
As DesignerActionItemCollection
    Dim items As New DesignerActionItemCollection()

    'Define static section header entries.
    items.Add(New DesignerActionHeaderItem("Appearance"))
    items.Add(New DesignerActionHeaderItem("Information"))

    'Boolean property for locking color selections.
    items.Add(New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
    "LockColors", _
    "Lock Colors", _
    "Appearance", _
    "Locks the color properties."))

    If Not LockColors Then
        items.Add( _
        New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
        "BackColor", _
        "Back Color", _
        "Appearance", _
        "Selects the background color."))

        items.Add( _
        New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
        "ForeColor", _
        "Fore Color", _
        "Appearance", _
        "Selects the foreground color."))

        'This next method item is also added to the context menu 
        ' (as a designer verb).
        items.Add( _
        New DesignerActionMethodItem( _
        Me, _
        "InvertColors", _
        "Invert Colors", _
        "Appearance", _
        "Inverts the fore and background colors.", _
        True))
    End If
    items.Add( _
    New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
    "Text", _
    "Text String", _
    "Appearance", _
    "Sets the display text."))

    'Create entries for static Information section.
    Dim location As New StringBuilder("Location: ")
    location.Append(colLabel.Location)
    Dim size As New StringBuilder("Size: ")
    size.Append(colLabel.Size)

    items.Add( _
    New DesignerActionTextItem( _
    location.ToString(), _
    "Information"))

    items.Add( _
    New DesignerActionTextItem( _
    size.ToString(), _
    "Information"))

    Return items
End Function

Remarks

If the includeAsDesignerVerb parameter is set to true, then this item is also considered a DesignerVerb; therefore, it will be added to the component's design-time shortcut menu. A list of designer verbs can be accessed through the designer's Verbs collection property.

For more information about how the category parameter is used to group items on a panel, see the GetSortedActionItems method.

See also

• DesignerVerb
• Verbs
• DesignerActionList
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms