Conditional “Browsable” Attribute

Question

Is there a way to make a \"Browsable\" attribute conditional, so the property that applies it will sometimes appear in the properties page and sometimes not?
thanks

Answer 1

You can do this by providing a custom type-model; at the simplest level, you can provide a custom TypeDescriptor for your type derived from ExpandableObjectConverter, and simply include/exclude the given property at whim - but this only works with PropertyGrid - used by the properties page. A more complex approach is to use ICustomTypeDescriptor / TypeDescriptionProvider - this can then work inside things like DataGridView