Is it only possible to add categories to the .NET PropertyGrid by annotating my data class with attributes like CategoryAttribute?
Is it only possible to add categories to the .NET PropertyGrid by annotating my
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Is it only possible to add categories to the .NET PropertyGrid by annotating my data class with attributes like CategoryAttribute?
Doing this with ICustomTypeDescriptor and your own PropertyDescriptor class is quite easy and does not involve so much code.
This article Customized display of collection data in a PropertyGrid describes how to do this in detail. For adding categories you would also need to override the Category property in your PropertyDescriptor class.