IDesignerHost.CreateComponent Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.ComponentModel.Design

Assembly:

System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter.dll

Creates a component of the specified type and adds it to the design document.

Overloads

CreateComponent(Type)	Creates a component of the specified type and adds it to the design document.
CreateComponent(Type, String)	Creates a component of the specified type and name, and adds it to the design document.

CreateComponent(Type)

Creates a component of the specified type and adds it to the design document.

public:
 System::ComponentModel::IComponent ^ CreateComponent(Type ^ componentClass);

public System.ComponentModel.IComponent CreateComponent (Type componentClass);

abstract member CreateComponent : Type -> System.ComponentModel.IComponent

Public Function CreateComponent (componentClass As Type) As IComponent

Parameters

componentClass

Type

The type of the component to create.

Returns

IComponent

The newly created component.

Remarks

If the type cannot be resolved into an object that implements IComponent, an exception is thrown.

This method does not specify a name for the component. The method creates the component and adds it to the designer container.

See also

• IComponent

CreateComponent(Type, String)

Creates a component of the specified type and name, and adds it to the design document.

public:
 System::ComponentModel::IComponent ^ CreateComponent(Type ^ componentClass, System::String ^ name);

public System.ComponentModel.IComponent CreateComponent (Type componentClass, string name);

abstract member CreateComponent : Type * string -> System.ComponentModel.IComponent

Public Function CreateComponent (componentClass As Type, name As String) As IComponent

Parameters

componentClass

Type

The type of the component to create.

name

String

The name for the component.

Returns

IComponent

The newly created component.

Remarks

If the type cannot be resolved into an object that implements IComponent, an exception is thrown.

This method creates the component and adds it to the designer container.

See also

• IComponent