[RESOLVED] [2005] text property of inherited label

[.paul.]

how can i make the text property of an inherited label, unavailable to the user at design/run time, but still be able to use it within the class?

thanks

[Kasracer]

Edit: Nevermind. I was way off base.

[Tom Sawyer]

I think the way to do this would be to override/shadow the Text property and make it private and then in your code when you want to change it, call MyBase.Text.

[Atheist]

Yes I believe theres no way to "hide" a member of an inherited class. The only way to do so is to not inherit the class, but rather encapsulate it within your class.

[.paul.]

its possible to make a property invisible like this

<Browsable(False), DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)> _
Public Overrides Property Text() As String
     Get
         Return MyBase.Text
     End Get
     Set(ByVal Value As String)
 
     End Set
End Property

[Atheist]

Oh, I thought you wanted it to be invisible everywhere, except for inside the class itself.

[.paul.]

i found the code to make it invisible everywhere now

Imports System.ComponentModel
 
''this overrides the text property + hides it from the properties 
''window + the code editor
<EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)> _
    <Browsable(False), DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden)> _
Public Overrides Property Text() As String
     Get
         Return MyBase.Text
     End Get
     Set(ByVal Value As String)
 
     End Set
End Property