Extension of a Windows Form and make it part of Visual Studio

Question

If I search around in the Visual Studio Express Toolbox I find the TabControl and Tab. I want to extend the Tab so that I can give it a few standard features instead of doing it again and again for every time I add a new default tab.

In NetBeans (Java) you can extend any Swing Component, and then drag it into the GUI Builder for continuous usage.

How would I do this in VS Express 2012? It doesn't seem like I can.

If I make a class that extends Tab, I can't seem to drag it into the Toolbox. Do I just have to make a new "Custom Control"/"User Control" class like the C# Wizard gives me the ability to do, and it will take care of the rest? I am a bit new to C# and the VS Express IDE.

Answer 1

Yes, the "User Control" is the solution.

just create a new "user control" and add the Tab control in it then you'll find it appear into the tools box automatically.

then you can change the properties as you want.

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