PropertiesList Object (ExPropertiesList)

^Tip The /COM object can be placed on a HTML page (with usage of the HTML object tag: <object classid="clsid:...">) using the class identifier: {A703DF80-DFF3-48D7-A4C7-47CF6A48425C}. The object's program identifier is: "Exontrol.PropertiesList". The /COM object module is: "ExPropertiesList.dll"

The ExPropertiesList control (similar to the control used to manipulate properties in Visual Studio) provides an efficient, intuitive and visually compact way to handle data input with minimal coding and user interface design. A built from the ground up using 100% ATL-based code, the ExPropertiesList represents some of the most advanced properties list technology available in the ActiveX marketplace. The ExPropertiesList ActiveX control is easy to use and too easy to integrate into your application. The doesn't require any additional libraries, like MFC library.

The control includes the ability to browse any COM object that exposes an implementation of IDispatch interface. For instance, any VB class provides an implementation for IDispatch interface, so the ExPropertiesList is able to browse your VB objects. Another nice feature that control provides is browsing collections and their items. If you have a collection, the ExPropertiesList can browse their items! More than that the ExPropertiesList control expands your objects. For instance, If your object provides a property that exports another object, the ExPropertiesList control is able to browse the exported object Here's the list of supported properties and methods:

		Name	Description
		Add	Adds a custom entry to the list.
		AllowDrop	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the control can accept data that the user drags into it.
		AllowDuplicateEntries	Specifies whether the Add method allows adding new properties with the same caption on the Name column.
		AllowMultipleValuesOnEnum	Specifies whether the enum types display bit combination of predefined values.
		AllowSpin	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the component uses a spin control to edit numeric values.
		AllowSpy	Specifies whether the control can spy other UI components or parts of them.
		AllowSpyOn	Specifies handle of the window where the spy can find UI objects.
		AllowTooltip	Specifies whether the control displays a tooltip when the string value is too long.
		AnchorFromPoint	Retrieves the identifier of the anchor from point.
		AttachTemplate	Attaches a script to the current object, including the events, from a string, file, a safe array of bytes.
		AutoDrag	Gets or sets a value that indicates the way the component supports the AutoDrag feature.
		AutoIndent	Specifies a value that indicates whether child items are automatically indented.
		BackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the control's background color.
		BackColorAlternate	Specifies the background color used to display alternate items in the control.
		BackColorCategories	Specifies the category items background color.
		BackColorDescription	Specifies the description's background color.
		BackColorHeader	Specifies the header's background color.
		Background	Returns or sets a value that indicates the background color for parts in the control.
		BeginUpdate	Maintains performance when items are added to the control one at a time. This method prevents the control from painting until the EndUpdate method is called.
		BorderStyle	Retrieves or sets the border style of the control.
		CaptionMessageBox	Specifies the caption to be displayed on the message box, in case the user inputs an invalid value.
		Clear	Clears the control's content.
		ColumnAutoResize	Returns or sets a value indicating whether the control will automatically size its visible columns to fit on the control's client width.
		ColumnCaption	Retrieves or sets the column's caption.
		ColumnsAllowSizing	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether a user can resize columns at run-time.
		ColumnWidth	Retrieves or sets the column's width.
		Copy	Copies the control's content to the clipboard, in the EMF format.
		CopyTo	Exports the control's view to an EMF, PDF, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIF file.
		Count	Counts the properties in the control.
		DefaultCategory	Retrieves or sets the default category.
		DefaultItemHeight	Retrieves or sets the default item height.
		DescriptionHeight	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the height of the description area.
		DescriptionVisible	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the description is visible or hidden.
		DisplayBoolAs	Specifies how the properties of boolean type are displayed.
		DisplayColorAs	Specifies how the properties of color type are displayed.
		EditOnKey	Customizes the F4 key to let user edits a property using the keys.
		EditOnSelect	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browser is ready to edit a value when the selection is changed.
		Enabled	Enables or disables the control.
		EndUpdate	Resumes painting the control after painting is suspended by the BeginUpdate method.
		EventParam	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the current's event parameter.
		ExecuteTemplate	Executes a template and returns the result.
		ExpandAll	Expands all items.
		ExpandItem	Expands or collapses an item.
		ExpandOnSearch	Expands items automatically while user types characters to search for a specific property.
		FilterBarFont	Retrieves or sets the font for control's filter bar.
		FilterBarPrompt	Specifies the caption to be displayed when the filter pattern is missing.
		FilterBarPromptPattern	Specifies the pattern for the filter prompt.
		FilterBarPromptVisible	Shows or hides the filter prompt.
		FireIncludeProperty	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the IncludeProperty event is fired.
		Font	Retrieves or sets the control's font.
		ForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the control's foreground color.
		ForeColorCategories	Specifies the category items foreground color.
		ForeColorDescription	Specifies the description's foreground color.
		ForeColorHeader	Specifies the header's foreground color.
		FormatAnchor	Specifies the visual effect for anchor elements in HTML captions.
		GridLineColor	Retrieves or sets the grid line color.
		HasButtons	Adds a button to the left side of each parent item. The user can click the button to expand or collapse the child items as an alternative to double-clicking the parent item.
		HasButtonsCustom	Specifies the index of icons for +/- signs when the HasButtons property is exCustom.
		HasGridLines	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the grid lines are visible or hidden.
		HasLines	Enhances the graphic representation of a tree control's hierarchy by drawing lines that link child items to their corresponding parent item.
		HeaderAppearance	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the header's appearance.
		HeaderEnabled	Enables or disables the control's header.
		HeaderHeight	Retrieves or sets a value indicating the control's header height.
		HeaderVisible	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control's header is visible or hidden.
		HideSelection	Specifies whether selected property appears selected when the control loses focus.
		HotBackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the hot-tracking background color.
		HotForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the hot-tracking foreground color.
		HTMLPicture	Adds or replaces a picture in HTML captions.
		hWnd	Retrieves the control's window handle.
		Images	Sets the control's image list at runtime.
		ImageSize	Retrieves or sets the size of icons the control displays.
		IncrementalSearch	Specifies whether the incremental search feature looks for starting of the property or if it contains the typed characters.
		Indent	Retrieves or sets the amount, in pixels, that child items are indented relative to their parent items.
		IndexItemsCollection	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the base index when control enumerates the items in the collection.
		Interfaces	Retrieves the interfaces implemented by the object.
		InvalidValueMessage	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the error message displayed by browser when changing property's value fails. No error message occurs if is empty.
		Item	Returns a Property object based on its index.
		Layout	Saves or loads the control's layout, such as positions of the columns, scroll position, filtering values.
		LinkCategories	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the categories are linked.
		MarkCategories	Specifies whether the object's categories are splited by separator lines
		MarkLineColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the color of line that splits the categories.
		NameItemsCollection	Retrieves or sets a list of property's names separated by semicolon (;), that are used by properties browser when it requires a name for an item into a collection.
		Option	Specifies an option for the editor.
		Property	Gets a Property object given property's name or property's identifier.
		ReadOnly	Gets or sets whether the properties browser is read-only.
		Refresh	Refreshes the properties values.
		Remove	Removes a property from the list.
		ReplaceIcon	Adds a new icon, replaces an icon or clears the control's image list.
		ScrollButtonHeight	Specifies the height of the button in the vertical scrollbar.
		ScrollButtonWidth	Specifies the width of the button in the horizontal scrollbar.
		ScrollFont	Retrieves or sets the scrollbar's font.
		ScrollHeight	Specifies the height of the horizontal scrollbar.
		ScrollOrderParts	Specifies the order of the buttons in the scroll bar.
		ScrollPartCaption	Specifies the caption being displayed on the specified scroll part.
		ScrollPartCaptionAlignment	Specifies the alignment of the caption in the part of the scroll bar.
		ScrollPartEnable	Indicates whether the specified scroll part is enabled or disabled.
		ScrollPartVisible	Indicates whether the specified scroll part is visible or hidden.
		ScrollThumbSize	Specifies the size of the thumb in the scrollbar.
		ScrollToolTip	Specifies the tooltip being shown when the user moves the scroll box.
		ScrollWidth	Specifies the width of the vertical scrollbar.
		SelBackColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection background color.
		Select	Browses a new object to control.
		SelectedObject	Browses a new object ( com or .net ) in the control.
		SelectedProperty	Specifies the selected property.
		SelForeColor	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates the selection foreground color.
		ShowCategories	Retrieves or sets a value whether the browser includes the object categories.
		ShowHidden	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browser displays the hidden members.
		ShowItemsCollection	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browser includes the elements of a property that contains a collection.
		ShowMultipleParams	Specifies whether the control loads properties with multiple parameters.
		ShowNonBrowsable	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control displays the non browseable members.
		ShowObjects	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browser includes the properties of object type.
		ShowPropertyPages	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browser displays the object property pages.
		ShowReadOnly	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browser displays the read only properties.
		ShowRestricted	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the properties browse displays the restricted members.
		ShowToolTip	Shows the specified tooltip at given position.
		ShowVariables	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control displays the object variables. An object of IFontDisp type has variables like: Name, Size, ...
		Sort	Sorts the control.
		SortObjects	Specifies how the object properties are positioned once a Sort occurs.
		SortOnClick	Retrieves or sets a value that indicates whether the control sorts automatically the data when the user click on column's caption.
		Template	Specifies the control's template.
		TemplateDef	Defines inside variables for the next Template/ExecuteTemplate call.
		TemplatePut	Defines inside variables for the next Template/ExecuteTemplate call.
		ToolTipDelay	Specifies the time in ms that passes before the ToolTip appears.
		ToolTipFont	Retrieves or sets the tooltip's font.
		ToolTipMargin	Defines the size of the control's tooltip margins.
		ToolTipPopDelay	Specifies the period in ms of time the ToolTip remains visible if the mouse pointer is stationary within a control.
		ToolTipWidth	Specifies a value that indicates the width of the tooltip window, in pixels.
		ToString	Saves the control's content to a string, as it is displayed.
		UseVisualTheme	Specifies whether the control uses the current visual theme to display certain UI parts.
		Version	Retrieves the control's version.
		VisibleItemCount	Retrieves the number of visible items.
		VisualAppearance	Retrieves the control's appearance.
		VisualDesign	Invokes the control's VisualAppearance designer.