Databinding to a ToolStripStatusLabel

This is not supported directly - you'll need to sub-class a ToolStripStatusLabel and make it an IBindableComponent (sample below). You'll then need to manually add the Bindings.

Joe

[ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability(ToolStripItemDesignerAvailability.StatusStrip)] public class BindableToolStripStatusLabel : ToolStripStatusLabel, IBindableComponent { private BindingContext _context = null; public BindingContext BindingContext { get { if (null == _context) { _context = new BindingContext(); } return _context; } set { _context = value; } } private ControlBindingsCollection _bindings; public ControlBindingsCollection DataBindings { get { if (null == _bindings) { _bindings = new ControlBindingsCollection(this); } return _bindings; } set { _bindings = value; } } }

JoeStegman at 2007-9-8 >

Public Class BindableToolStripStatusLabel
Inherits ToolStripStatusLabel
Implements IBindableComponent


Private _context As BindingContext = Nothing
Private _bindings As ControlBindingsCollection

Public Property BindingContext() As BindingContext Implements IBindableComponent.BindingContext
Get
If _context Is Nothing Then
_context = New BindingContext()
End If
Return _context
End Get
Set(ByVal value As BindingContext)
_context = value
End Set
End Property

Public ReadOnly Property DataBindings() As ControlBindingsCollection Implements IBindableComponent.DataBindings
Get
If _bindings Is Nothing Then
_bindings = New ControlBindingsCollection(Me)
End If
Return _bindings
End Get
End Property

End Class

MarkJ. at 2007-9-8 >