DataViewPropertyDescriptor Class

Represents a dynamic property for a node in a data view hierarchy.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor
    System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework.DataViewPropertyDescriptor

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class DataViewPropertyDescriptor _
    Inherits PropertyDescriptor
public class DataViewPropertyDescriptor : PropertyDescriptor
public ref class DataViewPropertyDescriptor : public PropertyDescriptor
type DataViewPropertyDescriptor =  
    class 
        inherit PropertyDescriptor 
    end
public class DataViewPropertyDescriptor extends PropertyDescriptor

The DataViewPropertyDescriptor type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property descriptor object.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(String) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property name.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(PropertyDescriptor, array<Attribute[]) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property descriptor object and an array of attributes.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(String, array<Attribute[]) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property name and an array of attributes.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(String, String) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property name and a property display name.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(String, String, String) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property name, the property display name, and a category name.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(String, String, String, String) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property name, another version of the property name for display purposes, a category name, and a description.
Public method DataViewPropertyDescriptor(String, String, String, String, Boolean) Initializes a new instance of the DataViewPropertyDescriptor class with the property name, another version of the property name for display purposes, a category name, and a description.

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Properties

  Name Description
Protected property AttributeArray Gets or sets an array of attributes. (Inherited from MemberDescriptor.)
Public property Attributes Gets the collection of attributes associated with the current property descriptor. (Overrides MemberDescriptor.Attributes.)
Public property Category Gets the category from the CategoryAttribute of the current property descriptor. (Overrides MemberDescriptor.Category.)
Public property ComponentType Gets the type of the component the property is bound to. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.ComponentType.)
Public property Converter Gets the type converter for the current property descriptor. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.Converter.)
Public property Description Gets the description from the DescriptionAttribute of the current property descriptor. (Overrides MemberDescriptor.Description.)
Public property DesignTimeOnly Gets whether this member should be set only at design time, as specified in the DesignOnlyAttribute. (Inherited from MemberDescriptor.)
Public property DisplayName Gets the name that can be displayed in a window, such as a Properties window. (Inherited from MemberDescriptor.)
Public property IsBrowsable Gets a value indicating whether the member is browsable, as specified in the BrowsableAttribute. (Inherited from MemberDescriptor.)
Public property IsLocalizable Gets a value indicating whether this property should be localized, as specified in the LocalizableAttribute. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public property IsReadOnly Gets a value indicating whether the current property descriptor is read-only. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.IsReadOnly.)
Public property Name Gets the property name. (Overrides MemberDescriptor.Name.)
Protected property NameHashCode Gets the hash code of the property name. (Overrides MemberDescriptor.NameHashCode.)
Public property PropertyType Gets the type of the property. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.PropertyType.)
Public property SerializationVisibility Gets a value indicating whether this property should be serialized, as specified in the DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public property SupportsChangeEvents Gets a value indicating whether value change notifications for this property may originate from outside the property descriptor. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method AddValueChanged Enables other objects to be notified when this property changes. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method CanResetValue Indicates whether the value of the property can be reset for the specified component. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.CanResetValue(Object).)
Protected method CreateAttributeCollection Creates a collection of attributes using the array of attributes passed to the constructor. (Inherited from MemberDescriptor.)
Protected method CreateInstance Creates an instance of the specified type. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method Equals Compares this to another object to see if they are equivalent. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Protected method FillAttributes Adds the attributes of the PropertyDescriptor to the specified list of attributes in the parent class. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetChildProperties() Returns the default PropertyDescriptorCollection. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method GetChildProperties(array<Attribute[]) Returns a PropertyDescriptorCollection using a specified array of attributes as a filter. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method GetChildProperties(Object) Returns a PropertyDescriptorCollection for a given object. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method GetChildProperties(Object, array<Attribute[]) Returns a PropertyDescriptorCollection for a given component, using a specified array of attributes as a filter. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.GetChildProperties(Object, array<Attribute[]).)
Public method GetEditor Gets an editor of the specified type. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this object. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Protected method GetInvocationTarget This method returns the object that should be used during invocation of members. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method GetTypeFromName Returns a type using its name. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method GetValue Gets the current property value for the specified component. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.GetValue(Object).)
Protected method GetValueChangedHandler Retrieves the current set of ValueChanged event handlers for a specific component (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method OnValueChanged Raises the ValueChanged event that you implemented. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method RemoveValueChanged Enables other objects to be notified when this property changes. (Inherited from PropertyDescriptor.)
Public method ResetValue Resets the property value of the specified component to the default value. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.ResetValue(Object).)
Public method SetAttribute Adds the specified attribute to this property's attributes list.
Public method SetAttributes Adds the specified attributes to this property's attributes list.
Public method SetCategory Sets the category attribute, using the specified category value.
Public method SetComponentType Sets the component type to the specified type.
Public method SetConverterType(String) Adds a TypeConverterAttribute, using the specified type name as the data converter for the property descriptor.
Public method SetConverterType(Type) Adds a TypeConverterAttribute, using the specified type as the data converter for the property descriptor.
Public method SetDescription Sets the description attribute, using the specified description value.
Public method SetDisplayName Sets the display name attribute, using the specified display name value.
Public method SetIsBrowsable Adds a BrowsableAttribute corresponding to the specified Boolean value that indicates whether the property can be modified at design time in a Properties window.
Public method SetIsLocalizable Adds a LocalizableAttribute corresponding to the specified Boolean value that indicates whether the property should be localized.
Public method SetIsReadOnly Adds a ReadOnlyAttribute corresponding to the specified Boolean value that indicates whether the property is read-only.
Public method SetName Sets the property name.
Public method SetPropertyType Sets the property type to the specified type.
Public method SetValue Sets the property value for the specified component to a new value. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.SetValue(Object, Object).)
Public method ShouldSerializeValue Indicates whether the property value of the specified component should be serialized. (Overrides PropertyDescriptor.ShouldSerializeValue(Object).)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework Namespace