Common Attributes for Properties and Events

Attribute	Applied To	Description
BrowsableAttribute	Properties and events	Specifies whether a property or an event should be displayed in the property browser.
CategoryAttribute	Properties and events	Specifies the name of the category in which to group a property or event. When categories are used, component properties and events can be displayed in logical groupings in the property browser.
DescriptionAttribute	Properties and events	Defines a small block of text to be displayed at the bottom of the property browser when the user selects a property or event.
BindableAttribute	Properties	Specifies whether a property is interesting to bind to.
DefaultPropertyAttribute	Properties (Insert this attribute before the class declaration.)	Specifies the default property for the component. This property is selected in the property browser when a user clicks on the control.
DefaultValueAttribute	Properties	Sets a simple default value for a property.
EditorAttribute	Properties	Specifies the editor to use for editing (changing) a property in a visual designer.
LocalizableAttribute	Properties	Specifies that a property can be localized. Any properties that have this attribute are automatically persisted into the resources file when a user chooses to localize a form.
DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute	Properties	Specifies whether (and how) a property displayed in the property browser should be persisted into code.
TypeConverterAttribute	Properties	Specifies the type converter to use for converting the type of the property to another data type.
DefaultEventAttribute	Events (Insert this attribute before the class declaration.)	Specifies the default event for the component. This is the event that is selected in the property browser when a user clicks on the component.