How to set the default text when dragging a user control from the toolbox

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I have made a simple user control by inheriting the button base control and named it myButton and have set the button text to 'ABC'.

When I drag the myButton from the toolbox onto a form, the button text becomes 'myButton1'.

Is there a way to keep the original text and MAYBE also control the name?

JP

Posted 15-Feb-11 5:31am

JPScerri

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Sandeep Mewara · Answer 1 · 2011-02-15T06:26:00

Solution 1

Yes, you can control it using ToolboxData Attribute[^]

Sample:

[ToolboxData("<{0}:MyLabel Text='MyLabel' BorderColor='Yellow' runat=\'server\'>")]

Posted 15-Feb-11 6:26am

Sandeep Mewara

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Albin Abel 15-Feb-11 12:33pm

my 5

JPScerri 16-Feb-11 2:10am

Unfortunately this is for web forms. I need a solution for Win Forms.
JP

Albin Abel 16-Feb-11 3:14am

look at my answer for the winform. When you drag and place it will show the text you assigned by default

Albin Abel · Answer 2 · 2011-02-15T06:31:00

Solution 2

Alternatively If it is a Windows Form application then override the OnPaint event as below

C#

protected override void OnPaint(System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs pevent)
{
    this.Text = "ABC";
    base.OnPaint(pevent);
}

Posted 15-Feb-11 6:31am

Albin Abel