propertygrid

I have a .NET PropertyGrid control which displays properties of some class. I want to change the color or font or background color(it doesn't matter just that they look different from the other displayed properties) of some property. I can do with writing custom editor but I was wondering: If an easier method exists? If I use custom editor then how do i change the editor of built-in types like bool, int etc? No can do. The class that determines how an item is drawn is PropertyGridView. The source code is interesting, it almost made it: private /*protected virtual*/ PropertyGridView

Ok, this is a tough one. Introduction: My idea is to attach an instanciated QueryBuilder class which I wrote, to a PropertyGrid. The QueryBuilder class now contains a couple of fields, which are hardcoded like in the example below. Thus allowing a user to specify, which fields should be used in a query in what way (sorted, grouped, and so on). After the user having specified all the settings to these properties (by code or via the PropertyGrid GUI), the QueryBuilder is able to produce a query. Everything is working fine like that. Pseudo code: class QueryBuilder { public QBField name {get; set

I just upgraded some systems to Windows 10 Creators Update and I noticed that the windows forms PropertyGrid control changed its default visual style for headers and bar margins to dark gray, like so: And as mostly happens with unexpected visual changes, users are not happy. Is there a way to revert back to the old default or maybe override the default style? There's a bug in PropertyGrid: The property PropertyGrid.LineColor has a DefaultValue attribute Set to SystemColors.InactiveBorder . But the internal field lineColor is initialized with SystemColors.ControlDark . This is bad, because the

Is it possible to format numerical properties displayed in PropertyGrid of winforms? class MyData { public int MyProp {get; set;} } And I want it to be displayed in the grid as 1.000.000 for example. Are there some attributes for this? You should implement custom type converter for your integer property: class MyData { [TypeConverter(typeof(CustomNumberTypeConverter))] public int MyProp { get; set; } } PropertyGrid uses TypeConverter to convert your object type (integer in this case) to string, which it uses to display object value in the grid. During editing, the TypeConverter converts back

Let's say I have a property which I want shown in a DataGridView, but not when the same object is shown in a PropertyGrid. I know I can use [Browsable(false)] , but that hides it in both views. I can also do a gridView.Columns["blah"].Visible = false; , but this is the opposite of what I want, as it hides in the DataGridView but not in PropertyGrid. Is there some way to do the reverse? (Short of creating a whole new DataTable just to hold the same data minus one field, and rebinding everything to that instead - that's really a kludge way to do things.) Alternatively, I could live with a

I'd like to edit a list of key value(string, string) items using a propertygrid. When I use a Dictionary<string,string> as type the propertygrid will show a GUI, but it does not seem "enabled", ie. I can't add any items. Is the Dictionary object supported, or is there any other object with which I could solve this problem? Iain I have done it following this code in the past: class DictionaryPropertyGridAdapter : ICustomTypeDescriptor { IDictionary _dictionary; public DictionaryPropertyGridAdapter(IDictionary d) { _dictionary = d; } public string GetComponentName() { return TypeDescriptor

Is there a built-in editor for a multi-line string in a PropertyGrid . I found that System.Design.dll has System.ComponentModel.Design.MultilineStringEditor which can be used as follows: public class Stuff { [Editor(typeof(MultilineStringEditor), typeof(UITypeEditor))] public string MultiLineProperty { get; set; } } No, you will need to create what's called a modal UI type editor. You'll need to create a class that inherits from UITypeEditor. This is basically a form that gets shown when you click on the ellipsis button on the right side of the property you are editing. The only drawback I