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[hungryhounduk]

Hi Guys and Gals

It's been a long time since i made my own .dll files and I am thinking of getting back into making them.

Now my Question is,

With the normal VB Component you have the Properties Window , where you can change the look and certain elements of the Component...

How do I initiate that for a .dll file that i make myself?

I know I can add code to my .dll to change Properties at Runtime, But how do i make a .dll that when loaded into VB in the ToolBox and then dragged onto my Form, I can adjust it's properties in the Properties within VB? before I compile it..

As I said it's been a longtime since I made my own .dll files, So i might be Barking up the wrong tree, so to speak.

But any Help would be most Gratefull

Cheers

Chris

[comathi]

If your DLL inherits from a pre-existing control, you'll see all those properties in the properties window when you drag the control on your form.

Are you talking about adding custom properties to your dll?

[visualtech]

If it's a custom property, adding one is super easy. See the code below

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Private _example As String = ""
Public Property Example() As String
    Get
        Return _example
    End Get
    Set(ByVal value As String)
        _example = value
    End Set
End Property

That should do it. However, if you want a property category; add this just above the line
Public Property

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<Category("CategoryName")>
Public Property Example() As String
...

Category Attribute. BTW: A category is the group under which a property appears in the Property Panel.

I guess that should satisfy your need. And remember that any Public property will be visible in the Property Inspector under the Misc. category.

[hungryhounduk]

Hey
Thanks Comathi andVisualTech, I will try that out

Cheers

Chris