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11/18/2011

EditorBrowsableAttribute Class

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Specifies that a property or method is viewable in an editor. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.ComponentModel.EditorBrowsableAttribute

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Struct Or AttributeTargets.Enum Or AttributeTargets.Constructor Or AttributeTargets.Method Or AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field Or AttributeTargets.Event Or AttributeTargets.Interface Or AttributeTargets.Delegate)> _
Public NotInheritable Class EditorBrowsableAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Struct|AttributeTargets.Enum|AttributeTargets.Constructor|AttributeTargets.Method|AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Event|AttributeTargets.Interface|AttributeTargets.Delegate)]
public sealed class EditorBrowsableAttribute : Attribute

The EditorBrowsableAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EditorBrowsableAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the EditorBrowsableAttribute class with State set to the default state.
	EditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState)	Initializes a new instance of the EditorBrowsableAttribute class with an EditorBrowsableState.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	State	Gets the browsable state of the property or method.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Returns whether the value of the specified object is equal to the current EditorBrowsableAttribute. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

EditorBrowsableAttribute is a hint to a designer to indicate whether a property or method is to be displayed. You can use this type in a visual designer or text editor to determine what is visible to the user. For example, the IntelliSense engine in Visual Studio uses this attribute to determine whether to show a property or method.

In Visual C#, you can control when advanced properties appear in IntelliSense and the Properties window with the Hide Advanced Members setting under Tools | Options | Text Editor | C#. The corresponding EditorBrowsableState is Advanced.

Note:
In Visual C#, EditorBrowsableAttribute does not suppress members from a class in the same assembly.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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