ArrayEditor Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel.Design

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.Design.dll

Provides a user interface for editing arrays at design time.

public ref class ArrayEditor : System::ComponentModel::Design::CollectionEditor

public class ArrayEditor : System.ComponentModel.Design.CollectionEditor

type ArrayEditor = class
    inherit CollectionEditor

Public Class ArrayEditor
Inherits CollectionEditor

Inheritance

Object

UITypeEditor

CollectionEditor

ArrayEditor

Examples

The following code example demonstrates applying the System.ComponentModel.EditorAttribute to a property.

public:
   property array<Object^>^ componentArray 
   {
      [EditorAttribute(System::ComponentModel::Design::ArrayEditor::typeid,
         System::Drawing::Design::UITypeEditor::typeid)]
      array<Object^>^ get()
      {
         return compArray;
      }
      void set( array<Object^>^ value )
      {
         compArray = value;
      }
   }
private:
   array<Object^>^compArray;

[EditorAttribute(typeof(System.ComponentModel.Design.ArrayEditor), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]
public object[] componentArray
{
    get
    {
        return compArray;
    }
    set
    {
        compArray = value;
    }
}
private object[] compArray;

<EditorAttribute(GetType(ArrayEditor), GetType(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))> _
Public Property componentArray() As Object()
    Get
        Return compArray
    End Get
    Set(ByVal Value As Object())
        compArray = Value
    End Set
End Property
Private compArray() As Object

Remarks

This editor can be used to edit arrays within the design-time environment.

Constructors

ArrayEditor(Type)

Initializes a new instance of ArrayEditor using the specified data type for the array.

Properties

CollectionItemType	Gets the data type of each item in the collection. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
CollectionType	Gets the data type of the collection object. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
Context	Gets a type descriptor that indicates the current context. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
HelpTopic	Gets the Help keyword to display the Help topic or topic list for when the editor's dialog box Help button or the F1 key is pressed. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
IsDropDownResizable	Gets a value indicating whether drop-down editors should be resizable by the user. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
NewItemTypes	Gets the available types of items that can be created for this collection. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)

Methods

CancelChanges()	Cancels changes to the collection. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
CanRemoveInstance(Object)	Indicates whether original members of the collection can be removed. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
CanSelectMultipleInstances()	Indicates whether multiple collection items can be selected at once. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
CreateCollectionForm()	Creates a new form to display and edit the current collection. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
CreateCollectionItemType()	Gets the data type that this collection is designed to contain.
CreateInstance(Type)	Creates a new instance of the specified collection item type. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
CreateNewItemTypes()	Gets the data types that this collection editor can contain. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
DestroyInstance(Object)	Destroys the specified instance of the object. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
EditValue(IServiceProvider, Object)	Edits the value of the specified object using the editor style indicated by the GetEditStyle() method. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
EditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext, IServiceProvider, Object)	Edits the value of the specified object using the specified service provider and context. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetDisplayText(Object)	Retrieves the display text for the given list item. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
GetEditStyle()	Gets the editor style used by the EditValue(IServiceProvider, Object) method. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
GetEditStyle(ITypeDescriptorContext)	Gets the edit style used by the EditValue(ITypeDescriptorContext, IServiceProvider, Object) method. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetItems(Object)	Gets the items in the array.
GetObjectsFromInstance(Object)	Returns a list containing the given object. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
GetPaintValueSupported()	Indicates whether this editor supports painting a representation of an object's value. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
GetPaintValueSupported(ITypeDescriptorContext)	Indicates whether the specified context supports painting a representation of an object's value within the specified context. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
GetService(Type)	Gets the requested service, if it is available. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
PaintValue(Object, Graphics, Rectangle)	Paints a representation of the value of the specified object to the specified canvas. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
PaintValue(PaintValueEventArgs)	Paints a representation of the value of an object using the specified PaintValueEventArgs. (Inherited from UITypeEditor)
SetItems(Object, Object[])	Sets the items in the array.
ShowHelp()	Displays the default Help topic for the collection editor. (Inherited from CollectionEditor)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• CollectionEditor
• UITypeEditor