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Parwej
Parwej

Reputation: 590

Own controls similar to TextBox in C# Windows application

Create own TextBox, Button etc control as own control using User control in C# Windows application, is this good idea? I wanted make consistency for through out the application. Suppose if I want to change the Textbox border color then all forms textbox updated with this changes. It's just an example. Please suggest me.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 936

Answers (2)

Kendall Frey
Kendall Frey

Reputation: 44316

I don't recommend using UserControl just for consistency. If application skinning is what you are after, look into WPF. It makes it relatively simple to skin an application (or even a window, or smaller groups)

Here is an article on skinning with WPF: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/19782/Creating-a-Skinned-User-Interface-in-WPF

Another alternative, staying within Windows Forms, is creating a class that inherits from TextBox, and using that class throughout the application. The Factory pattern would work well here. You could even adapt it to multiple skins.

Upvotes: 2

jermny
jermny

Reputation: 880

It's not a bad idea to provide custom controls that match your "User Experience" (UX). It really just depends on what you are trying to accomplish with your program.

Upvotes: 1

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