Jo Shields 3c1f479b9d Imported Upstream version 4.0.0~alpha1
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2015-04-07 09:35:12 +01:00

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//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright file="TypeConverter.cs" company="Microsoft">
// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// </copyright>
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/*
*/
namespace System.ComponentModel {
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters;
using System.Runtime.Remoting;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Security.Permissions;
/// <devdoc>
/// An InstanceCreationEditor allows the user to create an instance of a particular type of property from a dropdown
/// Within the PropertyGrid. Usually, the text specified by InstanceCreationEditor.Text will be displayed on the
/// dropdown from the PropertyGrid as a link or button. When clicked, the InstanceCreationEditor.CreateInstance
/// method will be called with the Type of the object to create.
/// </devdoc>
[HostProtection(SharedState = true)]
public abstract class InstanceCreationEditor {
/// <devdoc>
/// </devdoc>
public virtual string Text {
get {
return SR.GetString(SR.InstanceCreationEditorDefaultText);
}
}
/// <devdoc>
/// This method is invoked when you user chooses the link displayed by the PropertyGrid for the InstanceCreationEditor.
/// The object returned from this method must be an instance of the specified type, or null in which case the editor will do nothing.
///
/// </devdoc>
public abstract object CreateInstance(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type instanceType);
}
}