NewItemFactory.GetDisplayName Method

Gets a display name for the specified Type that can be added to the collection editor or sub-property editor.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.PropertyEditing
Assembly:  Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction (in Microsoft.Windows.Design.Interaction.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetDisplayName ( _
    type As Type _
) As String

public virtual string GetDisplayName(
    Type type
)

public:
virtual String^ GetDisplayName(
    Type^ type
)

abstract GetDisplayName : 
        type:Type -> string 
override GetDisplayName : 
        type:Type -> string 

public function GetDisplayName(
    type : Type
) : String

Parameters

• type
  Type: System.Type
  The type for which to get a display name.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The name to display for type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	type is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method returns the name that is displayed in the "Add Item" drop-down box to identify the Type being added. The default implementation returns the short name of the Type.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

NewItemFactory Class

Microsoft.Windows.Design.PropertyEditing Namespace

Other Resources

WPF Designer Extensibility