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class System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter
Inheritance: object → MemberDescriptor
Represents a class member, such as a property or event. This is an abstract base class.
Properties
protected
Attribute[]
AttributeArray
Gets or sets an array of attributes.
public
AttributeCollection
Attributes
Gets the collection of attributes for this member.
public
string
Category
Gets the name of the category to which the member belongs, as specified in the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.CategoryAttribute" /> .
public
string
Description
Gets the description of the member, as specified in the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.DescriptionAttribute" /> .
public
bool
DesignTimeOnly
Gets whether this member should be set only at design time, as specified in the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.DesignOnlyAttribute" /> .
public
string
DisplayName
Gets the name that can be displayed in a window, such as a Properties window.
public
bool
IsBrowsable
Gets a value indicating whether the member is browsable, as specified in the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.BrowsableAttribute" /> .
public
string
Name
Gets the name of the member.
protected
int
NameHashCode
Gets the hash code for the name of the member, as specified in <see cref="M:System.String.GetHashCode" /> .
Methods
protected
AttributeCollection
CreateAttributeCollection()
Creates a collection of attributes using the array of attributes passed to the constructor.
Returns A new <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.AttributeCollection" /> that contains the <see cref="P:System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor.AttributeArray" /> attributes.
public
bool
Equals(object obj)
Compares this instance to the given object to see if they are equivalent.
Returns <see langword="true" /> if equivalent; otherwise, <see langword="false" /> .
obj
The object to compare to the current instance.
protected
void
FillAttributes(Collections.IList attributeList)
When overridden in a derived class, adds the attributes of the inheriting class to the specified list of attributes in the parent class.
attributeList
An <see cref="T:System.Collections.IList" /> that lists the attributes in the parent class. Initially, this is empty.
protected static
Reflection.MethodInfo
FindMethod(Type componentClass,
string name,
Type[] args,
Type returnType)
Finds the given method through reflection, searching only for public methods.
Returns A <see cref="T:System.Reflection.MethodInfo" /> that represents the method, or <see langword="null" /> if the method is not found.
componentClass
The component that contains the method.
name
The name of the method to find.
args
An array of parameters for the method, used to choose between overloaded methods.
returnType
The type to return for the method.
protected static
Reflection.MethodInfo
FindMethod(Type componentClass,
string name,
Type[] args,
Type returnType,
bool publicOnly)
Finds the given method through reflection, with an option to search only public methods.
Returns A <see cref="T:System.Reflection.MethodInfo" /> that represents the method, or <see langword="null" /> if the method is not found.
componentClass
The component that contains the method.
name
The name of the method to find.
args
An array of parameters for the method, used to choose between overloaded methods.
returnType
The type to return for the method.
publicOnly
Whether to restrict search to public methods.
public
int
GetHashCode()
Returns the hash code for this instance.
Returns A hash code for the current <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor" /> .
protected
object
GetInvocationTarget(Type type,
object instance)
Retrieves the object that should be used during invocation of members.
Returns The object to be used during member invocations.
type
The <see cref="T:System.Type" /> of the invocation target.
instance
The potential invocation target.
protected static
object
GetInvokee(Type componentClass,
object component)
Gets the component on which to invoke a method.
Returns An instance of the component to invoke. This method returns a visual designer when the property is attached to a visual designer.
componentClass
A <see cref="T:System.Type" /> representing the type of component this <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor" /> is bound to. For example, if this <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor" /> describes a property, this parameter should be the class that the property is declared on.
component
An instance of the object to call.
Returns The site of the component, or <see langword="null" /> if a site does not exist.
component
The component for which you want to find a site.
protected
void
Finalize()
Inherited from object
protected
object
MemberwiseClone()
Inherited from object
public
string
ToString()
Inherited from object