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asp.net building controls : Building a Property Builder?


ndbabb NO[at]SPAM gmail.com
2/10/2005 11:48:53 AM
Looking for information on how to build a property builder for a custom
server control, much like the built-in datagrid property builder. Is it
possible? Thanks in advance. -Nic
Riki
2/13/2005 2:50:57 PM
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It is possible, but there's not much info online.
This book has a chapter about it:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1861005644/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-6900245-8544709

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Riki

Riki
2/13/2005 8:15:02 PM
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1861005644/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/104-6900245-8544709

Just found a link anyway:
http://www.dotnetjunkies.com/quickstart/aspplus/doc/webctrlauthoring.aspx#builder

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Riki

PsiXi
2/15/2005 6:17:22 AM
Riki,

I think the .NET framework is being confusing here. The ControlBuilder
is for parsing of ASP.NET tags at run time, or perhaps "parse time".
There are other classes in the framework which at first glance sound
like they should be a property builder, but actually turn out to be
something else. The property builder runs at design time when you
click the "Property builder...." button in VS.NET when the property
pane for a particular control is shown. Like this:

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/0310swart/images/Figure4.jpg

--PsiXi
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