#Errorprovider control code#

I cannot recall exactly, but you may find that you may need to open the Form's designer in order to get it to reserialize the value passed into SetIconAlignment in the files. Then you could easily do a search/replace for new ErrorProvider() and replace with new MyErrorProvider(). Public new void SetIconAlignment(Control control, ErrorIconAlignment value)īase.SetIconAlignment(control, ErrorIconAlignment.MiddleLeft) Public new ErrorIconAlignment GetIconAlignment(Control control) The error provider control is typically used to show errors related to data entry, however, the developer may also use it to display any desired icon and accompanying tool tip in response to any monitored event. method virtual we wouldn't have to waste our time. The error provider control is most useful in displaying errors associated with data entry tasks on a Windows form. If the base class made the GetIconAlignment to our SetIconAlignment method so that we can then change what we actually want so that the designer generates calls We need to have a default that is explicitly different to Public class MyErrorProvider : ErrorProvider

#Errorprovider control code#

Examples, The following code example demonstrates using the ErrorProvider class to notify the user of a data entry error. Exceptions, ArgumentNullException, control is null. padding, Int32, The number of pixels to add between the icon and the control.

We used an inherited ErrorProvider component instead which forcefully set/returned the default for the IconAlignment extended property.Į.g. control, Control, The control to set the padding for.