ParentControlDesigner.CreateTool Method
Definition
Important
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Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document.
Overloads
| CreateTool(ToolboxItem, Point) |
Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document at the specified ___location. |
| CreateTool(ToolboxItem, Rectangle) |
Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document within the bounds of the specified rectangle. |
| CreateTool(ToolboxItem) |
Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document. |
CreateTool(ToolboxItem, Point)
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document at the specified ___location.
protected:
void CreateTool(System::Drawing::Design::ToolboxItem ^ tool, System::Drawing::Point ___location);protected void CreateTool(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem tool, System.Drawing.Point ___location);[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
protected void CreateTool(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem tool, System.Drawing.Point ___location);member this.CreateTool : System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem * System.Drawing.Point -> unit[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
member this.CreateTool : System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem * System.Drawing.Point -> unitProtected Sub CreateTool (tool As ToolboxItem, ___location As Point)Parameters
- tool
- ToolboxItem
The ToolboxItem to create a component from.
- ___location
- Point
The Point, in design-time view screen coordinates, at which to center the component.
- Attributes
Remarks
The new component or control is positioned around the ___location specified by the ___location parameter. This method uses the default size for the tool's component, if the component has a default size.
To specify a ___location and size for the component or control, use the appropriate overloaded CreateTool method.
See also
- ControlDesigner
- ComponentDesigner
- IDesigner
- IDesignerFilter
- DesignerAttribute
- Extending Design-Time Support
Applies to
CreateTool(ToolboxItem, Rectangle)
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document within the bounds of the specified rectangle.
protected:
void CreateTool(System::Drawing::Design::ToolboxItem ^ tool, System::Drawing::Rectangle bounds);protected void CreateTool(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem tool, System.Drawing.Rectangle bounds);[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
protected void CreateTool(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem tool, System.Drawing.Rectangle bounds);member this.CreateTool : System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem * System.Drawing.Rectangle -> unit[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
member this.CreateTool : System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem * System.Drawing.Rectangle -> unitProtected Sub CreateTool (tool As ToolboxItem, bounds As Rectangle)Parameters
- tool
- ToolboxItem
The ToolboxItem to create a component from.
- bounds
- Rectangle
A Rectangle indicating the ___location and size for the component created from the tool. The X and Y values of the Rectangle indicate the design-time view screen coordinates of the upper-left corner of the component.
- Attributes
Remarks
The new component or control is positioned with its upper left corner at the ___location specified by the X and Y values of the bounds parameter. The size of the new component or control will be set to the values specified by the Height and Width properties of the bounds parameter.
See also
- ControlDesigner
- ComponentDesigner
- IDesigner
- IDesignerFilter
- DesignerAttribute
- Extending Design-Time Support
Applies to
CreateTool(ToolboxItem)
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
- Source:
- ParentControlDesigner.cs
Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Creates a component or control from the specified tool and adds it to the current design document.
protected:
void CreateTool(System::Drawing::Design::ToolboxItem ^ tool);protected void CreateTool(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem tool);[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
protected void CreateTool(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem tool);member this.CreateTool : System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem -> unit[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
member this.CreateTool : System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem -> unitProtected Sub CreateTool (tool As ToolboxItem)Parameters
- tool
- ToolboxItem
The ToolboxItem to create a component from.
- Attributes
Remarks
The new component or control is positioned at the center of the currently selected control. This method uses the default size for the tool, if the tool has a default size specified.
To specify a ___location or ___location and size for the component or control, use one of the other overloaded CreateTool methods.
See also
- ControlDesigner
- ComponentDesigner
- IDesigner
- IDesignerFilter
- DesignerAttribute
- Extending Design-Time Support
