PropertyDescriptorCollection.Find(String, Boolean) Method
Definition
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Returns the PropertyDescriptor with the specified name, using a Boolean to indicate whether to ignore case.
public:
virtual System::ComponentModel::PropertyDescriptor ^ Find(System::String ^ name, bool ignoreCase);
public virtual System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor Find (string name, bool ignoreCase);
public virtual System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor? Find (string name, bool ignoreCase);
abstract member Find : string * bool -> System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor
override this.Find : string * bool -> System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor
Public Overridable Function Find (name As String, ignoreCase As Boolean) As PropertyDescriptor
Parameters
- name
- String
The name of the PropertyDescriptor to return from the collection.
- ignoreCase
- Boolean
true
if you want to ignore the case of the property name; otherwise, false
.
Returns
A PropertyDescriptor with the specified name, or null
if the property does not exist.
Examples
The following code example finds a specific PropertyDescriptor. It prints the type of component for this PropertyDescriptor in a text box. It requires that button1
and textBox1
have been instantiated on a form.
private:
void FindProperty()
{
// Creates a new collection and assign it the properties for button1.
PropertyDescriptorCollection^ properties = TypeDescriptor::GetProperties( button1 );
// Sets a PropertyDescriptor to the specific property.
PropertyDescriptor^ myProperty = properties->Find( "Opacity", false );
// Prints the property and the property description.
textBox1->Text = myProperty->DisplayName + "\n" + myProperty->Description;
}
private void FindProperty() {
// Creates a new collection and assign it the properties for button1.
PropertyDescriptorCollection properties = TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(button1);
// Sets a PropertyDescriptor to the specific property.
PropertyDescriptor myProperty = properties.Find("Opacity", false);
// Prints the property and the property description.
textBox1.Text = myProperty.DisplayName + '\n' + myProperty.Description;
}
Private Sub FindProperty()
' Creates a new collection and assign it the properties for button1.
Dim properties As PropertyDescriptorCollection = _
TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(button1)
' Sets a PropertyDescriptor to the specific property.
Dim myProperty As PropertyDescriptor = properties.Find("Opacity", False)
' Prints the property and the property description.
textBox1.Text = myProperty.DisplayName & _
Microsoft.VisualBasic.ControlChars.Cr & myProperty.Description
End Sub