.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

Name

ToolboxItemFilterAttribute

Synopsis

This attribute adorns a class to allow the framework to filter its availability conditionally on the presence of a similar attribute on the designer, or using a custom filter provided by the designer by implementing the System.Drawing.Design.IToolboxUser.GetToolSupported( ) method.

You can retrieve the FilterString and FilterType for the attribute.

public sealed class ToolboxItemFilterAttribute : Attribute {

// Public Constructors

   public ToolboxItemFilterAttribute(string filterString);

   public ToolboxItemFilterAttribute(string filterString, ToolboxItemFilterType filterType);

// Public Instance Properties

   public string FilterString{get; }

   public ToolboxItemFilterType FilterType{get; }

   public override object TypeId{get; }

// overrides Attribute

                  // Public Instance Methods

   public override bool Equals(object obj);  // overrides Attribute

   public override int GetHashCode();  // overrides Attribute

   public override bool Match(object obj);  // overrides Attribute

}

Hierarchy

System.Object → System.Attribute → ToolboxItemFilterAttribute

Valid On

Class