How do I add a custom tab to the property grid when it is displaying my objects properties?
We have a small sample that shows how to do this. Download PropTab.zip. After you download and unzip the sample, build the project. Both the control assembly and a small driver assembly get built. After that add the control to your toolbox using ‘Customise toolbox…’. Then drag and drop an instance of the added control onto the form in the driver winforms sub-project. When you select this control the properties window should have a tab with a bitmap ‘T’ as shown below. These are the steps involved. Before following these steps please download and take a look at the sample. That will greatly help when following these steps. Control related steps Assume that you have a control that has two sets of properties, one set that you wish to have displayed in the main property tab and another set that you wish to have displayed in the second tab. • Mark those properties that you wish to display in the first tab with the BrowsableAttribute to true. • Mark those properties that you wish to displa
