.Net: Is there a built-in TypeConverter or UITypeEditor to edit lists of strings.

Question

Hi everybody! I wish to know if .Net-3.5 comes with a built-in List<string> or string[] TypeConverter or UITypeEditor so that I can edit this kind of property from a property grid.

Answer 1

Yes:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.componentmodel.typeconverter.aspx

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/749542/icustomtypedescriptor-typedescriptionprovider-typeconverter-and-uitypeeditor

Answer 2

You can use [Editor("System.Windows.Forms.Design.StringArrayEditor, System.Design, [assembly version and public key token information here]", typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))]