Re: how to set default values for non-basic type properties?

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"Ben Schwehn" <b.schwehn (AT) gmx (DOT) net> wrote

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Hello everyone.

I need some help with how to set default values for 'complex' properties.

My problem is this:
I have a control with a property CellStyle of type TableItemStyle. I want
to initialise this property with some default values eg.
CellStyle.ForeColor="Gray" etc.

With a basic datatype i would just use the DefaultValueAttribute eg for a
bool I'd add the attribute: [DefaultValue(true)] How can i do this for my
CellStyle property?

My workaround so far is to just inititialise CellStyle in the
contstructor, which works to the extend that the values I set in the
constructor are all displayed in VS, however I would like the IDE to know
that the values are default values (because the IDE adds all values it
thinks are not default to the tag definition in the aspx file eg adds
CellStyle Font-Size="12px" Height="32px" BackColor="#D6D3CE"></CellStyle
to the control tag even though these are the default values).

When you add a DefaultValue attribute to a property, it does not initialize
the property to that value. This attribute simply tells the Property Grid
which value is the default. All non-default values will be displayed in bold
type.
--
John Saunders
Internet Engineer
john.saunders (AT) surfcontrol (DOT) com

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Re: how to set default values for non-basic type properties?

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Re: how to set default values for non-basic type properties? - 09-21-2003 , 04:22 PM