Changing Browsable Attribute at Runtime (C#) -

i'm trying change browsable attribute of variable in 1 of classes @ runtime. class containing attribute looks this:

public class displaywalltype : walltype     {         [typeconverter(typeof(sheathingoptionsconverter))]         [browsable(false)]         public override sheathing sheathingtype { get; set; }          public displaywalltype(string passedname, string passedtype, bool passedmirrorable, distance passedheight, string passedstudpattern, distance passedstudspacing, vaporbarrier passedbarrier)             : base(passedname, passedtype, passedmirrorable, passedheight, passedstudpattern, passedstudspacing, passedbarrier)         {          }          /// <summary>         /// empty constructor xml serialization         /// </summary>         public displaywalltype()         {          }     } 

i set false sheathingtype because don't want attribute show in first form of application. however, want visible in second form have method change it

private void _makesheathingvisible(displaywalltype walltypetomakesheathingvisible)         {             propertydescriptor descriptor = typedescriptor.getproperties(walltypetomakesheathingvisible.gettype())["sheathingtype"];             browsableattribute attrib = (browsableattribute)descriptor.attributes[typeof(browsableattribute)];             fieldinfo isbrow = attrib.gettype().getfield("browsable", bindingflags.nonpublic | bindingflags.instance);             isbrow.setvalue(attrib, true);         } 

that method above takes displaywalltype object , ensures browsable set true. second form treeview combined property grid. treeview populated instances of displaywalltype , when 1 selected, passed method sheathingtype shows in propertiesgrid rest of properties parent class.

however, sheathingtype still not show property wrong approach have no idea what

you cannot browsable attribute 1 exact property except have typedescriptor explicit declaration. in case getfield("browsable") return fieldinfo properties , switch them visible true. same thing appear if have properties , set 1 browsable false - hide properties.

provide custom typedescriptor needed attributes or use solutions https://www.codeproject.com/articles/7852/propertygrid-utilities.