User control properties...

[Mothra]

I'm creating a user control and I can't figure out how to put a property on it that has a list of values for to choose from at design time (in the property grid).

[mutant]

You could make the list of values an enumeration and then in the property grid it will show a dropdownlist.

If that is not what you are looking for correct me :).

[Mothra]

How do you get it to show in the property grid though?

[mutant]

The property should be shown without any additonal work with the User Controls, I have no problem doing it.

[Mothra]

I mean how to you structure the property declaration?

 

Private _myProperty As String

Public Property myProperty() as String
    Get
         'What goes here?
    End Get
    Set(ByVal Value As String)
         _myProperty = Value
    End Set
End Property

[mutant]

Using a String type will not work if you want to display a dropdown list like that.

As far as what goes there:

Return _myProperty

:)

[Mothra]

Using a String type will not work if you want to display a dropdown list like that.

 

That must be my problem. But that just brings back to my origional problem, how DO you get a dropdown list of properties??

Edited November 25, 2003 by Mothra

[divil]

And that brings us back to mutant's original answer. Use an enumeration.

[Voca]

Hi,

 

I think your code has to be something like

protected _myPropVal as MyEnum

Enum MyEnum
  Val1
  Val2
  Val3
  ...
End Enum

Public Property MyProp as MyEnum
  Get
     Return _myPropVal
  End Get
  Set (ByVal Value as MyEnum)
     _myPropVal = Value
  End Set
End Property 

If I'm wrong pleasse correct me, but as far as I understood this should be the answer.

 

Voca

[Mothra]

And that brings us back to mutant's original answer. Use an enumeration.

 

Right after I posted that, I remembered the enumeration. There are time when I feel that my brain is just doing its own thing! Thanks all!