"Marc Fauser" <marc.fauser.N.O.S.P.A.M@fauser-ag.com> wrote in message
news:OyorYy5eEHA.1692@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I want to use a collection of controls in a usercontrol. It should work
like
> the built-in toolbar, that means i want to add and remove buttons with the
> designer.
> my problem is that the designer does not save settings within my
> collection - the entries stay in the generated code but when i run the
> project or reload the source my property shows up empty.
> I also noticed that I would need a 'add' the individual buttons to the
> collection in the generated code but i have no idea how to manage this.
>
> Why doesn't the designer store my collection and how do I inject custom
code
> when editing my collection?
>
> Thanks,
> Thomas
>
>
> Public Class MyTbButton
> Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
>
> '...
>
> End Class
>
>
> Public Class MyToolbar
> Inherits System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
>
> #Region "xyz"
>
> '...
>
>
> '
> 'MyToolbar
> '
> Me.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Yellow
> Me.Name = "MyToolbar"
> Me.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(576, 150)
>
>
> '...
>
> #End Region
>
>
> Public Class myTBButtons
> Inherits System.Collections.CollectionBase
>
> Public Property Item(ByVal Index As Integer) As MyTbButton
> Get
> Return CType(list.Item(Index), MyTbButton)
> End Get
> Set(ByVal Value As MyTbButton)
> list.Item(Index) = Value
> End Set
> End Property
> End Class
>
> Private pButtons As New myTBButtons
>
> Public Property Buttons() As myTBButtons
> Get
> Return pButtons
> End Get
> Set(ByVal Value As myTBButtons)
> pButtons = Value
> End Set
> End Property
> End Class
>
>