Visually Design Windows Forms Controls

[Gene Hubert]

Is there a way to Visually Design Windows Forms Controls?

For example, I have a class that inherits TextBox. Can I see a
property sheet and a rendition of what it will look like as I develop
it?

It seems that this functionality is limited to Windows Forms.

I've got Standard Edition and thought it might me a limitation of
that.

I know I can put the control on a form and see it that way but that's
not what I had in mind.

Thanks,
Gene H.

[Samuel L Matzen]

Gene,

That is what UserControls are for.

-Sam Matzen
"Gene Hubert" <gw******@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to Visually Design Windows Forms Controls?

For example, I have a class that inherits TextBox. Can I see a
property sheet and a rendition of what it will look like as I develop
it?

It seems that this functionality is limited to Windows Forms.

I've got Standard Edition and thought it might me a limitation of
that.

I know I can put the control on a form and see it that way but that's
not what I had in mind.

Thanks,
Gene H.

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* gw******@hotmail.com (Gene Hubert) scripsit:

Is there a way to Visually Design Windows Forms Controls?

For example, I have a class that inherits TextBox. Can I see a
property sheet and a rendition of what it will look like as I develop
it?

It seems that this functionality is limited to Windows Forms.

I've got Standard Edition and thought it might me a limitation of
that.

I know I can put the control on a form and see it that way but that's
not what I had in mind.

When inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control (except
'UserControl'), you won't have a graphical designer. You can add a test
form and instantiate the control on it to test the control.

--
Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>

[Gene Hubert]

Thanks very much for the clarification.

Gene H.

hi***************@gmx.at (Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]) wrote in message news:<2l************@uni-berlin.de>...

When inheriting from an existing Windows Forms control (except
'UserControl'), you won't have a graphical designer. You can add a test
form and instantiate the control on it to test the control.