# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox

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  <h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox" class="text-break">BaseToolbox Class
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  <div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Serves as the foundational class for implementing a toolbox service that manages toolbox items and their interactions within a design-time environment.
This abstract class provides a framework for toolbox functionality, including the management of toolbox items, categories, and the design surface interaction.</p>
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    <h5>Inheritance</h5>
    <div class="level0"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.object">object</a></div>
    <div class="level1"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.marshalbyrefobject">MarshalByRefObject</a></div>
    <div class="level2"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.component">Component</a></div>
    <div class="level3"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.control">Control</a></div>
    <div class="level4"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.scrollablecontrol">ScrollableControl</a></div>
    <div class="level5"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.containercontrol">ContainerControl</a></div>
    <div class="level6"><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.usercontrol">UserControl</a></div>
    <div class="level7"><span class="xref">GroupListbar</span></div>
    <div class="level8"><span class="xref">BaseToolbox</span></div>
      <div class="level9"><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.FlatToolbox.html">FlatToolbox</a></div>
      <div class="level9"><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.Toolbox.html">Toolbox</a></div>
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  <div class="implements">
    <h5>Implements</h5>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.idroptarget">IDropTarget</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.isynchronizeinvoke">ISynchronizeInvoke</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.iwin32window">IWin32Window</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.ibindablecomponent">IBindableComponent</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.icomponent">IComponent</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.idisposable">IDisposable</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.icontainercontrol">IContainerControl</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.runtime.serialization.iserializable">ISerializable</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.isupportinitialize">ISupportInitialize</a></div>
    <div><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.design.itoolboxservice">IToolboxService</a></div>
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  <h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.html">GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox</a></h6>
  <h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: MESCIUS.ActiveReports.Design.Win.dll</h6>
  <h5 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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    <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public abstract class BaseToolbox : GroupListbar, IDropTarget, ISynchronizeInvoke, IWin32Window, IBindableComponent, IComponent, IDisposable, IContainerControl, ISerializable, ISupportInitialize, IToolboxService</code></pre>
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  <h3 id="properties">Properties
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_CategoryNames" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.CategoryNames">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.CategoryNames.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_CategoryNames">CategoryNames</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the categories currently available on the toolbox.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_Groups" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.Groups">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.Groups.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_Groups">Groups</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets all toolbox groups.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_SelectedCategory" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.SelectedCategory">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.SelectedCategory.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_SelectedCategory">SelectedCategory</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets or sets the currently selected toolbox category.</p>
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  <h3 id="methods">Methods
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        <th>Name</th>
        <th>Description</th>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_AddToolboxItem_System_Drawing_Design_ToolboxItem_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.AddToolboxItem(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.AddToolboxItem.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_AddToolboxItem_System_Drawing_Design_ToolboxItem_">AddToolboxItem(ToolboxItem)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Adds a <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.design.toolboxitem">ToolboxItem</a> to the toolbox into the &quot;General&quot; category.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_AddToolboxItem_System_Drawing_Design_ToolboxItem_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.AddToolboxItem(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem,System.String)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.AddToolboxItem.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_AddToolboxItem_System_Drawing_Design_ToolboxItem_System_String_">AddToolboxItem(ToolboxItem, string)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Adds a <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.design.toolboxitem">ToolboxItem</a> to the toolbox, creating the optionally specified category if it does not exist.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_ChangeVisibilityCategory_System_String_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.ChangeVisibilityCategory(System.String,System.Boolean)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.ChangeVisibilityCategory.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_ChangeVisibilityCategory_System_String_System_Boolean_">ChangeVisibilityCategory(string, bool)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Changes the visibility of the specified category in the toolbox.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_ConfigureToolboxItems_System_Drawing_Design_IToolboxUser_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.ConfigureToolboxItems(System.Drawing.Design.IToolboxUser)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.ConfigureToolboxItems.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_ConfigureToolboxItems_System_Drawing_Design_IToolboxUser_">ConfigureToolboxItems(IToolboxUser)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Configures the toolbox items based on the specified <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.design.itoolboxuser">IToolboxUser</a> object.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_EnableCategory_System_String_System_Boolean_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.EnableCategory(System.String,System.Boolean)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.EnableCategory.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_EnableCategory_System_String_System_Boolean_">EnableCategory(string, bool)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Enables or disables the specified category in the toolbox.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_EnsureCategories" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.EnsureCategories">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.EnsureCategories.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_EnsureCategories">EnsureCategories()</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Updates the enabled state of all categories in the toolbox.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_GetSelectedToolboxItem" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.GetSelectedToolboxItem">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.GetSelectedToolboxItem.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_GetSelectedToolboxItem">GetSelectedToolboxItem()</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the currently selected toolbox item.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_GetToolboxItems" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.GetToolboxItems">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.GetToolboxItems.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_GetToolboxItems">GetToolboxItems()</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets the entire collection of toolbox items from the toolbox.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_GetToolboxItems_System_String_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.GetToolboxItems(System.String)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.GetToolboxItems.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_GetToolboxItems_System_String_">GetToolboxItems(string)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Gets a collection of toolbox items from the toolbox that match the specified category.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_RemoveToolboxItem_System_Drawing_Design_ToolboxItem_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.RemoveToolboxItem(System.Drawing.Design.ToolboxItem)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.RemoveToolboxItem.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_RemoveToolboxItem_System_Drawing_Design_ToolboxItem_">RemoveToolboxItem(ToolboxItem)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Removes the specified <a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.drawing.design.toolboxitem">ToolboxItem</a> from the toolbox.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_Reorder_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Designer_" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.Reorder(GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Designer)">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.Reorder.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_Reorder_GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Designer_">Reorder(Designer)</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Reorders the toolbox items based on the specified <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Designer.html">Designer</a> object.</p>
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        <td id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_SelectedToolboxItemUsed" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.SelectedToolboxItemUsed">
          <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Toolbox.BaseToolbox.SelectedToolboxItemUsed.html#GrapeCity_ActiveReports_Design_Toolbox_BaseToolbox_SelectedToolboxItemUsed">SelectedToolboxItemUsed()</a>
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        <td class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Signals the toolbox that the selected toolbox item has been used.</p>
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