user control with a textbox

Question

Hi, I have a user control with a textbox in a win forms application. I would like to change the property of that textbox using the properties window of visual studio . I am using that control in various forms of same project ,is it possible? I have set the modifier property of text box as public and set following property in the user control:

  public TextBox mytextBox
        {
            get { return textBox1; }
            set { textBox1 = value; }
        }

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

[TypeConverter(typeof(ExpandableObjectConverter))]
public TextBox mytextBox
{
    get { return textBox1; }
    set { textBox1 = value; }
}

Notes:

1. From the perspective of the PropertyGrid, the setter has no benefit in this case; the properties of the already-assigned TextBox are being modified in-place.
2. Remember to create an initial value, and to add the TextBox to the UserControl's control-collection. If you used the VS designer to create the TextBox, this should have been done already. If you find that the VS designer method InitializeComponents() is undoing your changes, create and add the control yourself.
3. You may have to rebuild the project and/or reopen the Forms designer for the change to be visible.
4. Off-topic: Use Pascal-case for properties, and the auto-implemented get;set; pattern for readability, if at all possible.

Answer 2

What is the intent of doing this? Are you trying to have "one TextBox control shared by multiple forms" (that is not really practical). However you can set up your forms in such a way as to have all forms update in response to a single change.