User Interface Type Editors

You can provide a custom design-time experience for complex property types by implementing a user interface (UI) type editor.

In This Section

• User Interface Type Editors Overview
  Offers general information about how to use and implement UI type editor classes.

• How to: Implement a UI Type Editor
  Describes how to implement a UI type editor that allows visual value configuration for a custom type.

• Walkthrough: Implementing a UI Type Editor
  Provides a detailed procedure with code to explain how to implement an extender provider class.

• How to: Create a UI Type Editor
  Provides a code example that shows how to create and use a UI type editor class.

Reference

• UITypeEditor
  Provides a base class that can be used to define UI type editors.

• UITypeEditorEditStyle
  Specifies identifiers that indicate the editing style of a UITypeEditor.

• IWindowsFormsEditorService
  Provides an interface for UI type editors to display Windows Forms or to display a control in a drop-down area from a property grid control in design mode.

Related Sections

• Type Descriptor Overview
  Offers general information about how to use and implement type descriptor classes.

• Extender Providers
  Offers general information about how to use and implement extender provider classes.