Adding Controls to Windows Forms using DTE

Adding Controls to Windows Forms using DTE

• michael.e.obrien

  Hi Aaron,

  Thanks for your reply, I will look into it.

  Regards,

  Imesh

  
  

• vc80crtdll

  See also:

  HOWTO: Add a control to a Windows form from a Visual Studio add-in

  http://www.mztools.com/Articles/2006/MZ016.htm

  You have other articles at my web site.

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• linker

  Thanks Aaron, I found it in Windows Forms Automation example but the problem is its in VB. I will try my best to convert it in to C#.
  
  Regards,
  Imesh
  
  
  

• CamelbackCinema

  Hi Imesh,

  I would suggest you check out the "Windows Forms Automation" sample from the VS2005 Automation Samples.

  In short, you need to get an instance of the designer's IDesignerHost interface and use that. For example, you can add a button to the active form with the following code:

  If TypeOf DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object Is IDesignerHost Then

  Dim host As IDesignerHost = CType(DTE.ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.Object, IDesignerHost)

  Dim button As IComponent = host.CreateComponent(host.GetType("System.Windows.Forms.Button,System.Windows.Forms"))

  TypeDescriptor.GetProperties(button)("Parent").SetValue(button, host.RootComponent)

  End If

  I encourage you to check out the full sample though since it provides more detail. Hope that helps!

  Aaron Marten

  
  
  
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