How do I inherit an existing control (user control) and add it to the ToolBox?

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How do I inherit an existing control (user control) and add it to the ToolBox?

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Answer 1

Here is the walkthrough:

Step 1: Create your own controls by inheriting existing Windows Forms Controls (e.g. Button, TextBox, Label, etc.)

File menu -> New -> Project -> Windows Forms Control Library

In the code editor, change the base class to the control from which you want to inherit.

 

Public Class UserControl1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Button
End Class

 

You can implement any custom methods or properties that your control will incorporate.

Build the project and generate a dll.

 

Detailed walkthrough: How to inherit from Existing Windows Forms Controls?

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7h62478z.aspx

 

Step 2: Add the inherited control to the Toolbox

Right-click Toolbox -> Choose Item -> .NET Framework Components ->Clicking the Browser button to locate that dll and add it

 

Step 3: The control will now appear on the Toolbox and you can drag and drop it onto form designer view.

 
Tutorials:

How to: Inherit from the Control Class

How to: Inherit from the UserControl Class

How to: Inherit from Existing Windows Forms Controls

 

For more FAQ about Visual Basic .NET General, please see Visual Basic .NET General FAQ

 

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Answer 2

what is point of asking question and answer it, if know the answer dont bother to post it as question, do it as discussion. You want a shortcut to get points. This is learning center, stop copy and paste code here
kaymaf

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