ToolboxBitmapAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Drawing

Assembly:

System.Drawing.Common.dll

Allows you to specify an icon to represent a control in a container, such as the Microsoft Visual Studio Form Designer.

public ref class ToolboxBitmapAttribute : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class)]
public class ToolboxBitmapAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Class)>]
type ToolboxBitmapAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public Class ToolboxBitmapAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

ToolboxBitmapAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the ToolboxBitmapAttribute class to set stop.bmp as the toolbox icon for the StopSignControl. This example assumes the existence of a 16-by-16-pixel bitmap named stop.bmp at c:\.

[ToolboxBitmap("c:\\stop.bmp")]
public ref class StopSignControl:
    public System::Windows::Forms::UserControl
{
private:
    Label^ label1;
private:
    Button^ button1;

public:
    StopSignControl() : UserControl()
    {
        this->label1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Label();
        this->button1 = gcnew System::Windows::Forms::Button();

        this->label1->Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font(
            "Microsoft Sans Serif", 12.0F,
            System::Drawing::FontStyle::Regular,
            System::Drawing::GraphicsUnit::Point, ((Byte) 0));

        this->label1->ForeColor = System::Drawing::Color::Red;
        this->label1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(24, 56);
        this->label1->Name = "Label1";
        this->label1->TabIndex = 0;
        this->label1->Text = "Stop!";
        this->label1->TextAlign =
            System::Drawing::ContentAlignment::MiddleCenter;

        this->button1->Enabled = false;
        this->button1->Location = System::Drawing::Point(56, 88);
        this->button1->Name = "Button1";
        this->button1->Size = System::Drawing::Size(40, 32);
        this->button1->TabIndex = 1;
        this->button1->Text = "stop";

        this->Controls->Add(this->button1);
        this->Controls->Add(this->label1);
        this->Name = "StopSignControl";

        this->MouseEnter +=
            gcnew EventHandler(this, 
                &StopSignControl::StopSignControl_MouseEnter);
        this->MouseLeave +=
            gcnew EventHandler(this, 
                &StopSignControl::StopSignControl_MouseLeave);

    }

private:
    void StopSignControl_MouseEnter(Object^ sender,
        EventArgs^ e)
    {

        label1->Text = label1->Text->ToUpper();
        label1->Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font(label1->Font->FontFamily,
            14.0F, FontStyle::Bold);
        button1->Enabled = true;
    }

private:
    void StopSignControl_MouseLeave(Object^ sender,
        EventArgs^ e)
    {

        label1->Text = label1->Text->ToLower();
        label1->Font = gcnew System::Drawing::Font(label1->Font->FontFamily,
            12.0F, FontStyle::Regular);
        button1->Enabled = false;
    }

};

[System.Drawing.ToolboxBitmap("c:\\stop.bmp")]
public class StopSignControl:
    System.Windows.Forms.UserControl

{
    internal System.Windows.Forms.Label Label1;
    internal System.Windows.Forms.Button Button1;

    public StopSignControl() : base()
    {        
        this.Label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
        this.Button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();

        this.Label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 12.0F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte) 0));

        this.Label1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red;
        this.Label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(24, 56);
        this.Label1.Name = "Label1";
        this.Label1.TabIndex = 0;
        this.Label1.Text = "Stop!";
        this.Label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;

        this.Button1.Enabled = false;
        this.Button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(56, 88);
        this.Button1.Name = "Button1";
        this.Button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(40, 32);
        this.Button1.TabIndex = 1;
        this.Button1.Text = "stop";

        this.Controls.Add(this.Button1);
        this.Controls.Add(this.Label1);
        this.Name = "StopSignControl";
    }

    private void StopSignControl_MouseEnter(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {

        Label1.Text.ToUpper();
        Label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font(Label1.Font.FontFamily, 14.0F, 
        System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
        Button1.Enabled = true;
    }

    private void StopSignControl_MouseLeave(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {

        Label1.Text.ToLower();
        Label1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font(Label1.Font.FontFamily, 12.0F, 
        System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular);
        Button1.Enabled = false;
    }
}

<System.Drawing.ToolboxBitmap("c:\stop.bmp")> _
Public Class StopSignControl
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl

    Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button

    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button

        Me.Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", _
            12.0F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, _
            System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))

        Me.Label1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red
        Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(24, 56)
        Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
        Me.Label1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Label1.Text = "Stop!"
        Me.Label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter

        Me.Button1.Enabled = False
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(56, 88)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(40, 32)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 1
        Me.Button1.Text = "stop"

        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
        Me.Name = "StopSignControl"

    End Sub

    Private Sub StopSignControl_MouseEnter(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.MouseEnter

        Label1.Text.ToUpper()
        Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font(Label1.Font.FontFamily, _
            14.0F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold)
        Button1.Enabled = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub StopSignControl_MouseLeave(ByVal sender As Object, _
        ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.MouseLeave

        Label1.Text.ToLower()
        Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font(Label1.Font.FontFamily, 12.0F, _
             System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular)
        Button1.Enabled = False
    End Sub

End Class

Remarks

You can apply a ToolboxBitmapAttribute to a control so that containers, such as Microsoft Visual Studio Form Designer, can retrieve an icon that represents the control. The bitmap for the icon can be in a file by itself or embedded in the assembly that contains the control. The size of the bitmap that you embed in the control's assembly (or store in a separate file) should be 16 by 16. The GetImage method of a ToolboxBitmapAttribute object can return the small 16 by 16 image or a large 32 by 32 image that it creates by scaling the small image.

If you want to use different versions of your icons with different versions of your assembly, you do not have to modify the ToolboxBitmapAttribute for each version. Instead, you can declare the assembly with a BitmapSuffixInSameAssemblyAttribute or a BitmapSuffixInSatelliteAssemblyAttribute, and specify a BitmapSuffix configuration value for each assembly version. In this case, a file name indicated by a ToolboxBitmapAttribute is interpreted with the bitmap suffix appended.

Constructors

ToolboxBitmapAttribute(String)	Initializes a new ToolboxBitmapAttribute object with an image from a specified file.
ToolboxBitmapAttribute(Type, String)	Initializes a new ToolboxBitmapAttribute object based on a 16 by 16 bitmap that is embedded as a resource in a specified assembly.
ToolboxBitmapAttribute(Type)	Initializes a new ToolboxBitmapAttribute object based on a 16 x 16 bitmap that is embedded as a resource in a specified assembly.

Fields

Default

A ToolboxBitmapAttribute object that has its small image and its large image set to null.

Properties

TypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Indicates whether the specified object is a ToolboxBitmapAttribute object and is identical to this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetHashCode()	Gets a hash code for this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetImage(Object, Boolean)	Gets the small or large Image associated with this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetImage(Object)	Gets the small Image associated with this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetImage(Type, Boolean)	Gets the small or large Image associated with this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetImage(Type, String, Boolean)	Gets the small or large Image associated with this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetImage(Type)	Gets the small Image associated with this ToolboxBitmapAttribute object.
GetImageFromResource(Type, String, Boolean)	Returns an Image object based on a bitmap resource that is embedded in an assembly.
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)