Question Class with several possible values

[Pirahnaplant]

I want to create a class that has a list of possible values that can be used.

Example: when you create one like this: Dim a As ClassName = , a list will pop up in intellisense.
or when the class is used as a property on a usercontrol, you can click the combobox and pick from the values.

Here is what the value list looks like for the Color class:

 

[JohnH]

for code editor: Did it with .NET - Lesser-Known VB: Customizing the Completion List

for design editor: Getting the Most Out of the .NET Framework PropertyGrid Control

 

[jmcilhinney]

That's some good info that JohnH has provided and it might be just what you need. Then again, you might be a little off the mark in what you're looking for in the first place. Are you sure that you want a class that can provide a list of Shared property values and not an enumeration?

By the way, Color is a structure, not a class.

 

[Pirahnaplant]

Thanks a bunch! That's exactly what I needed.

 

[Tom]

for design editor: Getting the Most Out of the .NET Framework PropertyGrid Control

There doesnt seem to be a ReadOnly property with the PropertyGrid control. Setting the enabled property to false, greys out the screen and also disallows expanding/collapsing etc. Do you know of any easy work-a-rounds?