adding custom properties to a textbox

[Sanjay Pais]

I am using .NET 2005 Beta 2.

I need to create a custom property for a text box like this. My custom
property is called ApplySecurity.

<asp:TextBox ID="txtTextBox1 " ApplySecurity=" True"
runat="server"> </asp:TextBox>

I want to add this to my tool box on the side available as a customized
textbox whose property would apear in the html when i drop in in a form. I
want the property also to appear in the properties box.

Any one has any ideas how i can do this?

thanks in advance

Sanjay

[JJ_377]

I believe you need to create a custom control for this so that it could
be added to the toolbox. I know you can then create and set properties
for your control as you would for any class you create for example:

I did this recently with a user control (which cannot be added to a
toolbox*) but featuring other controls that needed properties set and
here's how I did it: (I don't have the code with me so working from
memory) This happens to be a text box that the user enters something in
that is saved to a database and then the control is repopulated with
data from the database.

In a user control (UserControl.as cx):

Public Property AProperty() As String
Get
Return Me.txtBox.text
End Get

Set(ByVal Value As String)
txtBox.text = Value
End Set
End Property
In the webform:
If Not IsDBNull(drCust omer("AProperty ")) Then
UserControl.Sta te = drCustomer("APr operty")
End If

I was able create and set other properties for the controls (background
colors, borders, etc) in a simliar manner. The big problem I had and
never got an answer for was dropdownlists.. .wasn't able to work with
them.

*Here is a MS link on developing controls:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...mentbasics.asp