Hi,

I have my custom smart tag for a control and I can edit the properites (e.g. Text, Color, etc.). But I am having trouble to put the DataBindings Collection into the smart tag.
If I do so a combo box appears in the smart tag, but I do not get the assistance as when I click on databings in the property grid.

may be some on can tell me what I have to do.....

regards
Stefan

Hi Stefan,

The type converter of the DataBindings property of a Control is derived from the ExpandableConverter. If the control is set to the selected object in a PropertyGrid, the property that has an ExpandableConverter will show a plus on the left hand that can be expanded.

Apparently, an expandable property item dosn't fit in the smart tag panel. This is the reason of your problem.

A solution is to implement a cutsom UITypeEditor for the DataBindings property to show a dialog to bind properties to data source.

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Hi Stefan,

The type converter of the DataBindings property of a Control is derived from the ExpandableConverter. If the control is set to the selected object in a PropertyGrid, the property that has an ExpandableConverter will show a plus on the left hand that can be expanded.

Apparently, an expandable property item dosn't fit in the smart tag panel. This is the reason of your problem.

A solution is to implement a cutsom UITypeEditor for the DataBindings property to show a dialog to bind properties to data source.

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