And here's an example of both approaches...
using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Componen tModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Windows. Forms.Design;
public class Foo
{
[MyAttribute]
public int BrowseNotSetWit hCustom {get;set;}
[Browsable(true)]
public int BrowseTrueNoCus tom {get;set;}
[Browsable(false ), MyAttribute]
public int BrowseFalseWith Custom {get;set;}
}
class MyAttribute : Attribute {}
static class Program
{
static void Main()
{
// have 3 grids; one default, one using custom
// attributes, one using custom tab
Foo foo = new Foo();
Application.Ena bleVisualStyles ();
PropertyGrid customGrid = new PropertyGrid
{
Left = 400,
Height = 400,
SelectedObject = foo,
BrowsableAttrib utes = new AttributeCollec tion()
};
customGrid.Prop ertyTabs.AddTab Type(typeof(MyT ab),
PropertyTabScop e.Static);
Application.Run (
new Form {
Width = 800,
Height = 450,
Controls = {
new PropertyGrid {
Left = 0,
Height = 400,
SelectedObject = foo
},
new PropertyGrid {
Left = 200,
Height = 400,
BrowsableAttrib utes = new AttributeCollec tion(
new MyAttribute()),
SelectedObject = foo
},
customGrid
}
}
);
}
}
public class MyTab : PropertyTab
{
public MyTab() {
}
public override System.Drawing. Bitmap Bitmap
{
get
{
return SystemIcons.Shi eld.ToBitmap();
}
}
public override bool CanExtend(objec t extendee)
{
return true;
}
public override PropertyDescrip torCollection
GetProperties(I TypeDescriptorC ontext context, object component,
Attribute[] attributes)
{
return GetProperties(c omponent, attributes);
}
public override PropertyDescrip torCollection GetProperties(o bject
component)
{
return GetProperties(c omponent, null);
}
public override PropertyDescrip torCollection GetProperties(o bject
component, Attribute[] attributes)
{
PropertyDescrip torCollection props =
TypeDescriptor. GetProperties(c omponent, attributes);
List<PropertyDe scriptorlist = new
List<PropertyDe scriptor>(props .Count);
foreach (PropertyDescri ptor prop in props)
{
if (prop.Name == "BrowseTrueNoCu stom") continue; // skip
list.Add(prop);
}
return new PropertyDescrip torCollection(l ist.ToArray());
}
public override string TabName
{
get { return "Mwahahah"; }
}
}
