System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripControlHost is the abstract base class for System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripComboBox, System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripTextBox, and System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProgressBar. System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripControlHost can host other controls, including custom controls, in two ways:

• Construct a System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripControlHost with a class that derives from System.Windows.Forms.Control. To fully access the hosted control and properties, you must cast the ToolStripControlHost.Control property back to the actual class it represents.

• Extend System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripControlHost, and in the inherited class's default constructor, call the base class constructor passing a class that derives from System.Windows.Forms.Control. This option lets you wrap common control methods and properties for easy access in a System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.

Use the System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripControlHost class to host your customized controls or any other Windows Forms control.

To customize a System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem, derive from System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripControlHost and create a custom implementation. You can override methods such as ToolStripControlHost.OnSubscribeControlEvents(Control) to handle events raised by the hosted controls, and you can put custom functionality into properties to enhance the hosted control.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0
Since: .NET 2.0