How to: Create Component Containers

A component container is a specialized class that acts as a means of organizing and containing components. Through a container you can track your components, communicate with them via the ISite that hosts the component, and provide a means of common disposal after they are no longer needed. For details, see Containers, Sites, and Components.

To create a component container

1. Declare a variable of the type Container, or any class that implements the IContainer interface.

   Dim myContainer as System.ComponentModel.Container
   

   System.ComponentModel.Container myContainer;
   

2. Create an instance of the container class in your variable.

   myContainer = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
   

   myContainer = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
   

3. Call the Add and Remove methods to add and remove components to and from your container.

   myContainer.Add(myComponent)
   myContainer.Remove(myComponent)
   

   myContainer.Add(myComponent);
   myContainer.Remove(myComponent);
   

See Also

Tasks

How to: Extend Component Containers

Reference

Container

Concepts

Containers, Sites, and Components

Communication Between Containers and Components