Textbox Class for Toolbox

[elmbrook]

Hi

I am starting a project and am wanting to create a custom Toolbox class.

It is a simple textbox with the background colour set to grey.

I am not sure how to create that class and upload it to the Toolbox.

I would like to use this class on all my forms but have the ability to change the background colour to another colour if it is needed. I would like to drop this custom textbox from the toolbox. If I make a change to the toolbox class it is inherited through the project.

Any help is appreciated as I am relatively new to C#.

Thanks

[alexis4]

Hi elmbrook!

Google search containing your keywords + msdn could be proved very usefull!
Within a few seconds, I found 2 links which cover your question:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...07(VS.80).aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...6x(VS.80).aspx

They both are walkthroughs, so a few hours are enough to get a complete picture of the solution you are asking.

[elmbrook]

Thanks Alexis

That is a great start.

I am following this article http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...6x(VS.80).aspx

I have created a Windows Forms Control Library with the button in it.

However, when I get to the second part of the article when I try to add the control it does not show up in my project reference.

5. Click the tab labeled Projects. Your ValueButtonLib project will be listed under Project Name. Double-click the project to add the reference to the test project.

If it is not in my project reference, how can I add it?

Thanks

[tlhintoq]

However, when I get to the second part of the article when I try to add the control it does not show up in my project reference.

Hit F5 to run your application one time. Then close it. Its a weird behavior of VS.


[thread=881136]The same thing is mentioned in this tutorial.[/THREAD