Hide or show a property in a propertygrid

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Using VS2005, is the a simple method to hide or show a property within a
propertygrid based upon the changing value of another property within the
propertygrid.

For example, if I change a boolean property to true then I'd like to show a
second property that only applies when the first property is true.

 

[Jeffrey Tan[MSFT]]

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your post.

Normally, PropertyGrid will query the static properties of the bound
object, and the properties can not be changed. However, before PropertyGrid
query the static properties, it will query if the object implement
ICustomTypeDescriptor interface. So we can use this interface as a hook to
dynamically add/remove properties.

The codeproject article below demonstrates this technology:
"Add (Remove) Items to (from) PropertyGrid at Runtime"
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/Dynamic_Propertygrid.asp

Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
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