How to expose ALL properties of a Control in a class derived from Form?
I have class derived from Form and it contains a TableLayoutPanel and in it one Label and one Panel. When I create instance of this Form, all properties and events of controls in design editor are read-only. Is there any way how to expose whole object for editing? I know that I can expose properties one by one, but that is not the best way in case when you want all of them.
c# winforms tablelayoutpanel
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
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Milan Fornůsek
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I have class derived from Form and it contains a TableLayoutPanel and in it one Label and one Panel. When I create instance of this Form, all properties and events of controls in design editor are read-only. Is there any way how to expose whole object for editing? I know that I can expose properties one by one, but that is not the best way in case when you want all of them.
c# winforms tablelayoutpanel
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
1
"I have UserControl derived from Form" You really have apublic class Usercontrol : Form? Are you dropping this on another form, or are you using it as a stand-alone form? Can you show how you declared the properties and events? Are the table layout panel and label, etc marked aspublicaccessibility?
– Ron Beyer
Nov 12 at 18:57
The controls like Label or Panel will be private so they will not be visible in inherited class.
– dee
Nov 12 at 19:01
I am using it as a stand-alone form in my MDI Parent form. And yes, all controls are public.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 19:03
@MilanFornůsek If you have a form, and not a user control, then you should make that clear in your question, rather than saying you have a user control when you have a form.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:19
A form should not be exposing it's private controls like this. The whole idea of having this class to to encapsulate access to those controls.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:21
add a comment |
I have class derived from Form and it contains a TableLayoutPanel and in it one Label and one Panel. When I create instance of this Form, all properties and events of controls in design editor are read-only. Is there any way how to expose whole object for editing? I know that I can expose properties one by one, but that is not the best way in case when you want all of them.
c# winforms tablelayoutpanel
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
I have class derived from Form and it contains a TableLayoutPanel and in it one Label and one Panel. When I create instance of this Form, all properties and events of controls in design editor are read-only. Is there any way how to expose whole object for editing? I know that I can expose properties one by one, but that is not the best way in case when you want all of them.
c# winforms tablelayoutpanel
c# winforms tablelayoutpanel
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
edited Nov 12 at 20:17
dee
10.4k32444
10.4k32444
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
asked Nov 12 at 18:47
Milan Fornůsek
93
93
1
"I have UserControl derived from Form" You really have apublic class Usercontrol : Form? Are you dropping this on another form, or are you using it as a stand-alone form? Can you show how you declared the properties and events? Are the table layout panel and label, etc marked aspublicaccessibility?
– Ron Beyer
Nov 12 at 18:57
The controls like Label or Panel will be private so they will not be visible in inherited class.
– dee
Nov 12 at 19:01
I am using it as a stand-alone form in my MDI Parent form. And yes, all controls are public.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 19:03
@MilanFornůsek If you have a form, and not a user control, then you should make that clear in your question, rather than saying you have a user control when you have a form.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:19
A form should not be exposing it's private controls like this. The whole idea of having this class to to encapsulate access to those controls.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:21
add a comment |
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"I have UserControl derived from Form" You really have apublic class Usercontrol : Form? Are you dropping this on another form, or are you using it as a stand-alone form? Can you show how you declared the properties and events? Are the table layout panel and label, etc marked aspublicaccessibility?
– Ron Beyer
Nov 12 at 18:57
The controls like Label or Panel will be private so they will not be visible in inherited class.
– dee
Nov 12 at 19:01
I am using it as a stand-alone form in my MDI Parent form. And yes, all controls are public.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 19:03
@MilanFornůsek If you have a form, and not a user control, then you should make that clear in your question, rather than saying you have a user control when you have a form.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:19
A form should not be exposing it's private controls like this. The whole idea of having this class to to encapsulate access to those controls.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:21
1
1
"I have UserControl derived from Form" You really have a
public class Usercontrol : Form? Are you dropping this on another form, or are you using it as a stand-alone form? Can you show how you declared the properties and events? Are the table layout panel and label, etc marked as public accessibility?– Ron Beyer
Nov 12 at 18:57
"I have UserControl derived from Form" You really have a
public class Usercontrol : Form? Are you dropping this on another form, or are you using it as a stand-alone form? Can you show how you declared the properties and events? Are the table layout panel and label, etc marked as public accessibility?– Ron Beyer
Nov 12 at 18:57
The controls like Label or Panel will be private so they will not be visible in inherited class.
– dee
Nov 12 at 19:01
The controls like Label or Panel will be private so they will not be visible in inherited class.
– dee
Nov 12 at 19:01
I am using it as a stand-alone form in my MDI Parent form. And yes, all controls are public.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 19:03
I am using it as a stand-alone form in my MDI Parent form. And yes, all controls are public.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 19:03
@MilanFornůsek If you have a form, and not a user control, then you should make that clear in your question, rather than saying you have a user control when you have a form.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:19
@MilanFornůsek If you have a form, and not a user control, then you should make that clear in your question, rather than saying you have a user control when you have a form.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:19
A form should not be exposing it's private controls like this. The whole idea of having this class to to encapsulate access to those controls.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:21
A form should not be exposing it's private controls like this. The whole idea of having this class to to encapsulate access to those controls.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:21
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Have a look here:
Avoid Visual Inheritance
The
TableLayoutPanelcontrol does not support visual inheritance in
theWindows Forms Designer. ATableLayoutPanelcontrol in a
derived class appears as locked at design time.
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
add a comment |
You can use internal or make a getter method / property
public Label GetLabel() => return someLabel;
or
public Label MyLabel { get { return someLabel; } }
or
internal Label someLabel;
answered Nov 12 at 20:04
nnty
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Have a look here:
Avoid Visual Inheritance
The
TableLayoutPanelcontrol does not support visual inheritance in
theWindows Forms Designer. ATableLayoutPanelcontrol in a
derived class appears as locked at design time.
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
add a comment |
Have a look here:
Avoid Visual Inheritance
The
TableLayoutPanelcontrol does not support visual inheritance in
theWindows Forms Designer. ATableLayoutPanelcontrol in a
derived class appears as locked at design time.
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
add a comment |
Have a look here:
Avoid Visual Inheritance
The
TableLayoutPanelcontrol does not support visual inheritance in
theWindows Forms Designer. ATableLayoutPanelcontrol in a
derived class appears as locked at design time.
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
Have a look here:
Avoid Visual Inheritance
The
TableLayoutPanelcontrol does not support visual inheritance in
theWindows Forms Designer. ATableLayoutPanelcontrol in a
derived class appears as locked at design time.
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
answered Nov 12 at 20:16
dee
10.4k32444
10.4k32444
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
add a comment |
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
Thank you, that was the cause of the problem. After I removed TableLayoutPanel and keep only Label and Panel all is working now.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 20:18
add a comment |
You can use internal or make a getter method / property
public Label GetLabel() => return someLabel;
or
public Label MyLabel { get { return someLabel; } }
or
internal Label someLabel;
answered Nov 12 at 20:04
nnty
343
add a comment |
You can use internal or make a getter method / property
public Label GetLabel() => return someLabel;
or
public Label MyLabel { get { return someLabel; } }
or
internal Label someLabel;
answered Nov 12 at 20:04
nnty
343
add a comment |
You can use internal or make a getter method / property
public Label GetLabel() => return someLabel;
or
public Label MyLabel { get { return someLabel; } }
or
internal Label someLabel;
answered Nov 12 at 20:04
nnty
343
You can use internal or make a getter method / property
public Label GetLabel() => return someLabel;
or
public Label MyLabel { get { return someLabel; } }
or
internal Label someLabel;
answered Nov 12 at 20:04
nnty
343
answered Nov 12 at 20:04
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"I have UserControl derived from Form" You really have a
public class Usercontrol : Form? Are you dropping this on another form, or are you using it as a stand-alone form? Can you show how you declared the properties and events? Are the table layout panel and label, etc marked aspublicaccessibility?– Ron Beyer
Nov 12 at 18:57
The controls like Label or Panel will be private so they will not be visible in inherited class.
– dee
Nov 12 at 19:01
I am using it as a stand-alone form in my MDI Parent form. And yes, all controls are public.
– Milan Fornůsek
Nov 12 at 19:03
@MilanFornůsek If you have a form, and not a user control, then you should make that clear in your question, rather than saying you have a user control when you have a form.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:19
A form should not be exposing it's private controls like this. The whole idea of having this class to to encapsulate access to those controls.
– Servy
Nov 12 at 19:21