DesignerActionHeaderItem Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel.Design

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.Design.dll

Source:

DesignerActionHeaderItem.cs

Represents a static header item on a smart tag panel. This class cannot be inherited.

public ref class DesignerActionHeaderItem sealed : System::ComponentModel::Design::DesignerActionTextItem

public sealed class DesignerActionHeaderItem : System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerActionTextItem

type DesignerActionHeaderItem = class
    inherit DesignerActionTextItem

Public NotInheritable Class DesignerActionHeaderItem
Inherits DesignerActionTextItem

Inheritance

Object

DesignerActionItem

DesignerActionTextItem

DesignerActionHeaderItem

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to create a collection of DesignerActionItem objects.

For a full example of implementing smart tags, see How to: Attach Smart Tags to a Windows Forms Component.

public override DesignerActionItemCollection GetSortedActionItems()
{
    DesignerActionItemCollection items = new DesignerActionItemCollection();

    //Define static section header entries.
    items.Add(new DesignerActionHeaderItem("Appearance"));
    items.Add(new DesignerActionHeaderItem("Information"));

    //Boolean property for locking color selections.
    items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("LockColors",
                     "Lock Colors", "Appearance",
                     "Locks the color properties."));
    if (!LockColors)
    {
        items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("BackColor",
                         "Back Color", "Appearance",
                         "Selects the background color."));
        items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("ForeColor",
                         "Fore Color", "Appearance",
                         "Selects the foreground color."));

        //This next method item is also added to the context menu 
        // (as a designer verb).
        items.Add(new DesignerActionMethodItem(this,
                         "InvertColors", "Invert Colors",
                         "Appearance",
                         "Inverts the fore and background colors.",
                          true));
    }
    items.Add(new DesignerActionPropertyItem("Text",
                     "Text String", "Appearance",
                     "Sets the display text."));

    //Create entries for static Information section.
    StringBuilder location = new StringBuilder("Location: ");
    location.Append(colLabel.Location);
    StringBuilder size = new StringBuilder("Size: ");
    size.Append(colLabel.Size);
    items.Add(new DesignerActionTextItem(location.ToString(),
                     "Information"));
    items.Add(new DesignerActionTextItem(size.ToString(),
                     "Information"));

    return items;
}

Public Overrides Function GetSortedActionItems() _
As DesignerActionItemCollection
    Dim items As New DesignerActionItemCollection()

    'Define static section header entries.
    items.Add(New DesignerActionHeaderItem("Appearance"))
    items.Add(New DesignerActionHeaderItem("Information"))

    'Boolean property for locking color selections.
    items.Add(New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
    "LockColors", _
    "Lock Colors", _
    "Appearance", _
    "Locks the color properties."))

    If Not LockColors Then
        items.Add( _
        New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
        "BackColor", _
        "Back Color", _
        "Appearance", _
        "Selects the background color."))

        items.Add( _
        New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
        "ForeColor", _
        "Fore Color", _
        "Appearance", _
        "Selects the foreground color."))

        'This next method item is also added to the context menu 
        ' (as a designer verb).
        items.Add( _
        New DesignerActionMethodItem( _
        Me, _
        "InvertColors", _
        "Invert Colors", _
        "Appearance", _
        "Inverts the fore and background colors.", _
        True))
    End If
    items.Add( _
    New DesignerActionPropertyItem( _
    "Text", _
    "Text String", _
    "Appearance", _
    "Sets the display text."))

    'Create entries for static Information section.
    Dim location As New StringBuilder("Location: ")
    location.Append(colLabel.Location)
    Dim size As New StringBuilder("Size: ")
    size.Append(colLabel.Size)

    items.Add( _
    New DesignerActionTextItem( _
    location.ToString(), _
    "Information"))

    items.Add( _
    New DesignerActionTextItem( _
    size.ToString(), _
    "Information"))

    Return items
End Function

Remarks

Like the DesignerActionTextItem base class, DesignerActionHeaderItem represents individual static text items in a smart tag panel. However, DesignerActionHeaderItem entries are displayed using bold text. Typically, a header item is used to create a heading for a group of items in a panel. Clicking on a header item causes no action.

Individual panel items are associated together to form a panel by calling the GetSortedActionItems method of the DesignerActionList class.

Constructors

DesignerActionHeaderItem(String, String)	Initializes a new instance of the DesignerActionHeaderItem class using the provided name and category strings.
DesignerActionHeaderItem(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DesignerActionHeaderItem class using the provided name string.

Properties

AllowAssociate	Gets or sets a value indicating whether to allow this item to be placed into a group of items that have the same Category property value. (Inherited from DesignerActionItem)
Category	Gets the group name for an item. (Inherited from DesignerActionItem)
Description	Gets the supplemental text for the item. (Inherited from DesignerActionItem)
DisplayName	Gets the text for this item. (Inherited from DesignerActionItem)
Properties	Gets a reference to a collection that can be used to store programmer-defined key/value pairs. (Inherited from DesignerActionItem)
ShowInSourceView	Gets or sets a value that indicates whether this item appears in source code view. (Inherited from DesignerActionItem)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• GetSortedActionItems()
• Designer Commands and the DesignerAction Object Model for Windows Forms