Custom RadButtonElement in "Type Here" RadStatusStrip

[Carlinhos]

I have a CustomRadButtonElement inheriting from RadButtonElement. My objective is to add it to the list of components present in RadStatusStrip "Type Here". Is that Possible?

[Carlinhos]

Problem Solved

public class CRadButtonElement : RadButtonElement

    protected override void OnMouseDown(System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        //My Code ..
        base.OnMouseDown(e);
    }

    protected override void OnMouseUp(System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        //My Code ..
        base.OnMouseUp(e);
    }

    protected override Type ThemeEffectiveType
    {
        get
        {
            return typeof(RadButtonElement);
        }
    }
}

    [ToolboxItem(true)]

   public class CRadStatusStrip : RadStatusStrip

   {

 

 

       public CRadStatusStrip()

           : base()

       {

           base.Items.ItemTypes = new Type[] { typeof(CRadButtonElement)};

       }

   }


[Peter]

Hi Carlos,

Thank you for sharing your solution with the community.

Your approach is correct but it is suitable only for simple controls like RadStatusStrip, RadListControl etc. For complex controls like RadRibbonBar you should add a regular button in design time and then open the Designer file and replace the type from RadButtonElement to your CustomRadButtonElement.

I hope that you find this information useful.

All the best,
Peter
the Telerik team