Custom Data Visualizers

I have seen the Custom Data Visualizers and I attempted to create one but I found the sample to be extremely lacking (or perhaps I am thinking lightyears ahead of the plans of the VS.NEt team again)

A sample of what I wanted to do was I wanted to be able to build into vs.net such that the data visualizer for something like a hashtable. would have an extra row. And when this row was expanded it would display 2 columns. Column 1 would show all of the keys and column 2 would show each object associated with the key. A more advanced sample would allow one to expand the object used as a key or the object used as the value. (I somehow get the feeling this latter item may be nearly impossible).

Another thing I would like to do would be to add a treeview to represent certain data.

Am I aiming at something that is easily feasible in VS 2k5 - and if so what would be a good place to start reading up on how to do something like this.

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Custom Data Visualizers

Dan1
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/DebuggerVisualizers.asp

maybe it can help you
Kakurady

[assembly: DebuggerVisualizer(
    typeof(Bitmap),
    Target = typeof(Bitmap),
    Description = "birmapVisualizer")]

I think like this ;)
therock
My question was about Existing Data types not about new data types.
deepakleo2003
Will have to take a look at it and see howe well that works but that seems to be the same thing that I am trying to do.
It looks like
Target = typeof(Bitmap), Description = "Image Viewer")]
was the key information I was missing.
Scoper
If u want to use custom dictionary class or your custom hashtable...

u have to implement the ISerializable interface... and

a constructor in your class with info and context parametters...

and a method as GetObjectData(info,context)

I have done my visualizer for my custom classes..

u can use any control in your visualizer...
for example an image control to show the byte[]
Custom Data Visualizers

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