Hi!

Do you have something that you can share with all of us there on UT?

e.g. A base class library with all the basic controls (TextBox, ComboBox etc) with the correct/required overrides etc.

Thanks

Sarosh

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>So, here's how you avoid that:
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>public class MyTextBox : System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
>{
>	public MyTextBox()
>	{
>		this.BackColor = Color.Firebrick; ;
>	}
>	[DefaultValue(typeof(System.Drawing.Color), "Firebrick")]
>	public override System.Drawing.Color BackColor
>	{
>		get { return base.BackColor; }
>		set { base.BackColor= value; }
>	}
>}
>

>With the DefaultValue attribute in place, when this TextBox is dropped on a design surface, the line of code:
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>

>this.BackColor = Color.FireBrick;
>

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>will *NOT* be generated. Without the DefaultValue attribute, it *WILL* be generated.
>
>~~Bonnie
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>>Hi Bonnie,
>>
>>>No, this particular problem that you had with the .Text property of a control is kind of special and that's because the IDE sets it when you drop the control on a design surface. You wouldn't normally handle it this way for other properties. Normally, all you need to do is set it in the constructor.
>>
>>I understand now. Thanks for the explanation.
>>
>>Alan