.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

Name

PropertyTab

Synopsis

This class provides an abstract base for the property tabs shown in a System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid.

You can specify the TabName and a Bitmap to display in the tab. You can also get or set the array of Components for which the tab will display properties. For help support, you can set the HelpKeyword associated with the tab. The System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid will use this to manage help display for the control while it is showing.

To manage the properties of the bound components, GetProperties() will return a System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptorCollection listing the available properties, and GetDefaultProperty() will return the default System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor.

public abstract class PropertyTab : System.ComponentModel.IExtenderProvider {

// Protected Constructors

   protected PropertyTab();

// Public Instance Properties

   public virtual Bitmap Bitmap{get; }

   public virtual object[ ] Components{set; get; }

   public virtual string HelpKeyword{get; }

   public abstract string TabName{get; }

// Public Instance Methods

                  // implements System.ComponentModel.IExtenderProvider

   public virtual void Dispose();

   public virtual PropertyDescriptor GetDefaultProperty(object component);

   public virtual PropertyDescriptorCollection GetProperties(System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context, 

        object component, Attribute[ ] attributes);

   public virtual PropertyDescriptorCollection GetProperties(object component); public abstract PropertyDescriptorCollection ...