ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute Class
Declares additional metadata for types or objects, allowing third parties to modify the set of metadata available on a class.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.dll)
Syntax
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<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := True, Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute _
Inherits RegistrationAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public sealed class ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute : RegistrationAttribute
The ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute | Initializes a new instance of ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute, associating a new metadata Type with the current Type. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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IsGlobal | Gets or sets the scope of the metadata modifications provided by an instance ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute | |
MetadataType | Gets the type of the metadata. | |
RuntimeType | Gets the runtime type. | |
TypeId | Gets the current instance of this attribute. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.) |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
IsDefaultAttribute | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
Register | Registers the designer metadata. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Register(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).) | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Unregister | Removes the designer metadata registry key. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Unregister(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).) |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
Name | Description | |
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_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
_Attribute.GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
_Attribute.Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Remarks
Modifications provided by an instance of ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute applied to a VSPackage's implementation of Package can have one of two scopes:
Global -- for all new instances of a given component
Local -- pertaining only to instance of the component created on a design surface provided by the current VSPackage.
The value of IsGlobal on the attribute applied to a VSPackage's implementation of Package determines this scope.
Applying the attribute to an implementation of Package with the IsGlobal property of the ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute object set to true, as below, changes the browser for the entire Visual Studio environment:
[ProvideDesignerMetadata(typeof(Color), typeof(CustomBrowser), IsGlobal=true)]
internal class MyPackage : Package {}
If the global flag was set to false, then the metadata change is local to the current designer supported by the current VSPackage:
[ProvideDesignerMetadata(typeof(Color), typeof(CustomBrowser), IsGlobal=false)]
internal class MyPackage : Package {}
Note
At the present time, the design surface supports creating only components, and therefore only components can have local metadata. In the example above, we were attempting to modify a property, such as the Color property of an object. If IsGlobal is set to false , CustomBrowser would never appear because the designer never actually creates an instance of Color. Setting IsGlobal to false is useful for components, such as controls, timers, and dialog boxes.
Attribute Context
Applies to |
Classes providing VSPackages by implementing the IVsPackage interface or the Package class. |
Repeatable |
Yes |
Required attributes |
None |
Invalid attributes |
None |
Notes to Callers
Apply an instance of this attribute to the class implementing Package for a VSPackage if that VSPackage needs to modify a current type by changing its metadata available through the TypeDescriptor object.
Examples
To replace the color picker (the UITypeEditor implementation creating a value editor which will be provided to users when modifying color properties of an object at design time) associated with the Color class, reguires that:
An instance of ProvideDesignerMetadataAttribute by applied to a VSPackage's implementation of Package to register that the VSPackage is adding a new metadata object (CustomColorAttributes) to the Color class.
Provide a definition of the new metadata object (CustomColorAttributes), using the EditorAttribute to associate it with a new color picker.
Create an implementation of UITypeEditor to provide a design interface to its manipulation (CustomColorEditor ).
//Register the VSPackage as providing modification of the metad
[ProvideDesignerMetadata(typeof(Color), typeof(CustomColorAttributes), IGlobal=true)]
internal class CustomColorPackage : Package {
/*
*package implementation details
*/
}
// Specify the editor to change this property
[EditorAttribute(typeof(CustomColorEditor), typeof(UITypeEditor))]
internal class CustomColorAttributes
{
/*
* Implementation of new color settings to be used with the custom color picker
*/
}
// And, the new color editor itself
internal class CustomColorEditor : UITypeEditor {
/*
* Implementation of the picker
*/
}
The .NET Framework reflection mechanism will then be updated, and when users need to modify the color properties of an object, the .NET Framework environment will call GetEditor (as shown below) and obtain an instance of CustomColorEditor, not the default color editor for the Color class.
UITypeEditor e = TypeDescriptor.GetEditor(typeof(Color), typeof(UITypeEditor));
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.