ToolboxItemContainer.GetFilter(ICollection) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing.Design

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Design.dll

Returns a collection of ToolboxItemFilterAttribute objects that represent the current filter for the ToolboxItem.

public:
 virtual System::Collections::ICollection ^ GetFilter(System::Collections::ICollection ^ creators);

public virtual System.Collections.ICollection GetFilter (System.Collections.ICollection creators);

abstract member GetFilter : System.Collections.ICollection -> System.Collections.ICollection
override this.GetFilter : System.Collections.ICollection -> System.Collections.ICollection

Public Overridable Function GetFilter (creators As ICollection) As ICollection

Parameters

creators

ICollection

A collection of ToolboxItemCreator objects.

Returns

ICollection

A collection of ToolboxItemFilterAttribute objects. This never returns null.

Remarks

The creators parameter is a collection of ToolboxItemCreator objects that represent any custom ToolboxItem creators that should be included when the filter is generated. Custom creators may contribute to the filters. This parameter can be null if no creators are needed.

The types stored in a ToolboxItem may have a filter associated with them. Filters can be used to restrict the tools that can be placed on designers.