kilgore666
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How do I create a DLL for my user control?
I want to create a user control called BetterDataGrid which is essentially a refinement of the normal datagrid. I then want to be able to see an icon for my new control in the toolbox and be able to add my new control in exactly the same way as I would do for a normal datagrid.
My question is: I understand that one of the ways of getting the control into the toolbox is to create a dll for the control and then add it to the toolbox by right-clicking and choosing "Add", but how do I create a DLL? Currently my new control is in the form of a class (that inherits datagrid) and some supporting classes, and I have been testing the control by manually creating a new instance on the control in a simple 'main form':
dim params as new ParametersForBetterDataGri
... ' Assign values to params hash
dim mycontrol as new BetterDataGrid(params)
mycontrol.parent = me ' make the datagrid appear on the form
The parameters hash contains things like the number and names and types of columns.
My question is: I understand that one of the ways of getting the control into the toolbox is to create a dll for the control and then add it to the toolbox by right-clicking and choosing "Add", but how do I create a DLL? Currently my new control is in the form of a class (that inherits datagrid) and some supporting classes, and I have been testing the control by manually creating a new instance on the control in a simple 'main form':
dim params as new ParametersForBetterDataGri
... ' Assign values to params hash
dim mycontrol as new BetterDataGrid(params)
mycontrol.parent = me ' make the datagrid appear on the form
The parameters hash contains things like the number and names and types of columns.
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