Default value for Color property

[Stefan Hoffmann]

hi @all,

I have a control defining this Color property:

public Color GridColor { get; set; }
public bool ShouldSerializeGridColor()
{
return GridColor != Color.Magenta;
}
public void ResetGridColor()
{
GridColor = Color.Magenta;
}

But it is not displayed in the property editor. How can I apply a
default value to a non simple property?

Also the DefaultValue attribute does not work:

[Category("Appearance"),
Description("Color for grid."),
DefaultValue(GetType(Color), "Color.Red")]
public Color GridColor { get; set; }
mfG
--stefan <--

[Marc Gravell]

[DefaultValueAttribute] only affects whether it believes it is a default
(and even that is overridden in your case). You still need to actually
assign that as the initial value - i.e.

public class MyClass {
// snip metadata
public Color GridColor {get; set;}

pubblic MyClass() {
GridColor = Color.Magenta; // or call ResetGridColor
}

// snip
}

Marc

[Stefan Hoffmann]

hi Marc,

Marc Gravell wrote:

[DefaultValueAttribute] only affects whether it believes it is a default
(and even that is overridden in your case). You still need to actually
assign that as the initial value - i.e.

Thanks, this is the solution.

mfG
--stefan <--