Persistently Change A Control's Properties At Runtime
Oct 29, 2011
i've written an app to enumerate forms + controls in a project at runtime:
it lists form names in a listbox + when a control is selected, it lists hierarchical controls in a treeview. by selecting a control in the treeview you can view its properties in a propertygrid.
here's the problem: how can i use the propertygrid to actually persistently change those properties?
at the moment you can change properties in the propertygrid but it doesn't change the control's properties, either persistently or otherwise.
here's the code. (you can download the full project at: [URL]
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
ListBox1.Items.AddRange((From t As Type In Me.GetType().Assembly.GetTypes() _
Where t.BaseType Is GetType(Form) _
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