DesignSurface.CreateComponent(Type) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.ComponentModel.Design

Assembly:: System.Design.dll

Assembly:: System.Windows.Forms.Design.dll

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Caution

CreateComponent has been replaced by CreateInstance and will be removed after Beta2

Creates an instance of a component.

protected public:
 virtual System::ComponentModel::IComponent ^ CreateComponent(Type ^ componentType);

[System.Obsolete("CreateComponent has been replaced by CreateInstance and will be removed after Beta2")]
protected internal virtual System.ComponentModel.IComponent CreateComponent (Type componentType);

[System.Obsolete("CreateComponent has been replaced by CreateInstance and will be removed after Beta2")]
protected internal virtual System.ComponentModel.IComponent? CreateComponent (Type componentType);

[<System.Obsolete("CreateComponent has been replaced by CreateInstance and will be removed after Beta2")>]
abstract member CreateComponent : Type -> System.ComponentModel.IComponent
override this.CreateComponent : Type -> System.ComponentModel.IComponent

Protected Friend Overridable Function CreateComponent (componentType As Type) As IComponent

Parameters

componentType: Type

The type of component to create.

Returns

IComponent

The newly created component.

Attributes: ObsoleteAttribute

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

componentType is null.

ObjectDisposedException

The IDesignerHost attached to the DesignSurface has been disposed.

Remarks

The CreateComponent method is called by the design surface's CreateComponent method to create an instance of a component. The component should be created and added to the public container on the design surface.

Applies to

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