[2005] usercontrol - properties group + subitems

[.paul.]

how can i add properties to my usercontrol that appear in the properties window as a collapsible group (like font) with sub properties?

thanks

[Kasracer]

First, you should understand how properties work in VB.Net. What you're doing is basically creating a set of properties but in order to get them to show up during design view you have to add some attributes to the properties. I can't remember them off the tpop of my head but you should be able to look them up or i'm sure someone else will chime in with them.

[RobDog888]

They are called "Expandable Properties". I have some code in this forum where I was helped creating them but it was under VS 2003.

[jmcilhinney]

It's the TypeConverter applied to the property's type via the TypeConverter attribute that controls that.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa302334.aspx

Remember this: whenever you want to control the design-time behaviour of a class you're talking about attributes.