i-e-b / DynamicPropertyObject

A tool to drive WinForms PropertyGrid from dynamic data

DynamicPropertyObject

A tool to drive WinForms PropertyGrid from dynamic data

This is a cleaned-up and encapsulated version of https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/415070/Dynamic-Type-Description-Framework-for-PropertyGri

This version is specifically for driving the Windows.Forms.PropertyGrid control from dynamic data

To do

• NuGet package

Usage

Population

Create a new container object, and use the AddProperty extension method to add fields to be rendered in the property grid control.

var props = DynamicPropertyObject.NewObject();
props.AddProperty(key:"Property1", displayName:"Property One", description:"This was generated", initialValue:"init value", standardValues:new []{"Option 1", "Option 2" });
props.AddProperty(key:"Property2", displayName:"Property Two", description:"An enum", initialValue: MyEnum.One);

Set-up

Add the resulting object as the SelectedObject on your property grid. If you make any further changes to the property object, make sure you call .Refresh() on the PropertyGrid control.

MyPropGrid.SelectedObject = props;
. . .
MyPropGrid.Refresh();

Reading results

The current values can be read directly out of the property object by using the key name supplied to the AddProperty method.

// Direct access to the object:
var currentValue = props["Property1"]);

// Reference through the PropertyGrid control:
var currentValue = ((PropertyTarget) JourneyStatusGrid.SelectedObject)["Property1"];