Component Problems

[Tom John]

Hi

I am trying to write a group of controls that interact. Basically,
these controls are a TreeView, a ListView and a TabControl.

By checking items within the TreeViewdifferent results will be
displayed on the ListView, selecting an item on the ListViewwill
display it as a tab on the TabControl.

These three controls work with data, properties and methods within a
Manager class. I believe this manager class should be a component and
have therefore inherited Component within the class.

I now want to be able to drop an instance of the Manager component
into the Component Tray of a form within the same project, to allow
the properties to be modified within the .Net IDE, i am unable to
achieve this.

Anyone know how this is done?

Thanks

Tom

 

[CJ Taylor]

Its easiest (and the only way I know how visually) to create your component
in a separate class project, and reference that (add it to the toolbox too)
and you will be ready to go.

There are a lot of things you have to look at when doing component
development, espeically if your assigning visual properties. Be sure to
look at DesignTimeSerialization for your properties.

peace homie...