Overriding Custom UserControl Text Property

[D.Viddy]

Why am I having so much doing this? I'm trying to override the default UserControl classes Text property, but I can't get it to show in design view properties. Here is my code, I'm sure someone has ran into this before.

Public Overrides Property Text() As String
        Get
            Text = Me.Text
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            Me.Text = Value
            Me.Invalidate()
        End Set
    End Property

[trisuglow]

Is this any help?

<System.ComponentModel.Localizable(True)>Public Overrides Property Text() As String
    'Your code.
End Property

[Grimfort]

Ive had a look and couldnt work it out either, hmmmm.
If you just want to set the default value, you can do it by code (thats all it does anyway), in your form declaration (eg)

'UserControl11
        '
        Me.UserControl11.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(184, 168)
        Me.UserControl11.Name = "UserControl11"
        Me.UserControl11.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 120)
        Me.UserControl11.TabIndex = 3
        Me.UserControl11.Text = "This data"

Id be interested in the result.

[Grimfort]

I forgot to add, you probly need to change your code to something like this, your not calling your base control.text property.

Public Overrides Property Text() As String
        Get
            Return MyBase.Text
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            MyBase.Text = Value
            Me.Invalidate()
        End Set
    End Property

[Pirate]

Why are you using Me.Invalidate() method , it means nothing if you're not doing any drawing stuff . I know this has nothing to do with the problem rather it's aside note .

[D.Viddy]

I am doing to Me.Invalidate because I am drawing my own custom button. I also draw my own text, so I really need to have the text property visible.

[Pirate]

Originally posted by D.Viddy
I am doing to Me.Invalidate because I am drawing my own custom button. I also draw my own text, so I really need to have the text property visible.

I know but it doesn't make sense here (to me at least since in this method I can't see any drawing stuff ) . Anyway , Did you try this ? (though this is what I do in all my custom controls and it works).

Private mText As String
 
Public Overrides Property Text() As String
        Get
            Return mText 
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            mText  = Value
        End Set
    End Property

[D.Viddy]

Uhhh yeah it does make sense, because if the user changes the text the control will need to be redrawn to reflect the changes.

[D.Viddy]

None of this is working, hasn't anyone every made their own usercontrol and had the text property not show up in design time???

[Edneeis]

Did you try adding the Browsable attribute?

[b]<Browsable(True)> _[/b]
    Public Overrides Property Text() As String
        Get
            Return MyBase.Text
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As String)
            MyBase.Text = Value
            Me.Invalidate()
        End Set
    End Property