Property grid, directory browse functionality

[Guest]

Hi! How can I implement Directory Browse functionality in the PropertyGrid
control similar to BackgroundImage or Icon in VS 2005 ?
I can not find any info on that. May be I should be more generic and ask how
I can lunch a custom form from the PropertyGrid control ? I searched for it
with no result.

Any idea/sample/url is greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance,

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

You can implement your own UITypeEditor that shows a dialog instead of a
popup. In the editor itself you would show a file-open dialog.

You can then use a string property in your data object and decorate the
property with the EditorAttribute specifying your own UITypeEditor.

The PropertyGrid will do the rest...

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[Robbe Morris - [MVP] C#]

Check the link in my signature for an easy to implement
advanced UITypeEditors.

 

[VisualHint]

Hello Mike,

if you need some articles about the UItypeEditor, visit the
PropertyGrid Resource List (filter by tag):

http://www.propertygridresourcelist.com

Best regards,

Nicolas Cadilhac @ VisualHint (http://www.visualhint.com)
Home of Smart FieldPackEditor.Net / DateTimePicker replacement (http://
www.visualhint.com/index.php/fieldpackeditor)
Home of Smart PropertyGrid for .Net and MFC (http://www.visualhint.com/
index.php/propertygrid)
Microsoft PropertyGrid Resource List - http://www.propertygridresourcelist.com

 

[G Himangi]

You can apply the .net FileNameEditor attribute for the property

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