If you want to group your class / component / control properties into categories, such as Accessibility, Appearance, Behavior, Data, Design, etc., it’s very easy to accomplish. All you need is to put System.ComponentModel.Category attribute on top of a property:
View Code VBNET
<Category("CoolCategory")> _
Private categorizedPropertyValue As String
Public Property CategorizedProperty() As String
Get
Return categorizedPropertyValue
End Get
Set(ByVal value As String)
categorizedPropertyValue = value
End Set
End Property |
View Code CSHARP
[Category("CoolCategory")] private string categorizedPropertyValue; public string CategorizedProperty { get { return categorizedPropertyValue; } set { categorizedPropertyValue = value; } } |
When displayed in a PropertyGrid control, your property will appear in a new category (”CoolCategory” in this example). This feature is compatible with any .NET language, including VB.NET and C#.