I have made a Label
subclass and need to initialize a few of its Properties.
Some I can set in the constructor, but others are being reset in the designer code of the form, so they must be set
- after the designer has done its
InitializeComponent
- but before the
Paint
event runs, which needs them in place.
Of course the control should be self-sufficient, so I can't add anything to the form's code.
I am using a workaround now: I set a flag bool needsInit = true;
which I check in the Paint
event. If true I call a doInit()
method, which clears the flag and does the initializations.
It works, both for the running Form and for the VS Designer window.. but I smell a flag
So is there maybe a better, flagless way to do it? Or the Right Way?