public override string Text
{
	get { return lblText.Text; }
	set { lblText.Text = value; }
}

using System;using System.Collections;using System.ComponentModel;using System.Drawing;using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;using System.Data;using System.Windows.Forms;namespace Custom.Windows.Forms{	// CLASS : FlatButton	// ==================	// A custom button control	public class FlatButton : UserControl	{		private Container components = null;		private int m_ColourTint = 0;		private Color m_Colour1 = Color.WhiteSmoke;		private Color m_Colour2 = Color.FromArgb (220, 220, 220);		private Color m_BorderColour = Color.DarkGray;		// Default Constructor		public FlatButton ()		{			InitializeComponent();			this.Text = "Flat Button";		}		// Dispose		protected override void Dispose (bool bDisposing)		{			if (bDisposing)			{				if (components != null)					components.Dispose ();			}			base.Dispose (bDisposing);		}		#region Component Designer generated code		/// <summary>		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify 		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.		/// </summary>		private void InitializeComponent()		{			// 			// FlatButton			// 			this.Name = "FlatButton";			this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(88, 24);			this.MouseUp += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.FlatButton_MouseUp);			this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.FlatButton_Paint);			this.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(this.FlatButton_MouseEnter);			this.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.FlatButton_MouseLeave);			this.MouseDown += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.FlatButton_MouseDown);			this.Layout += new System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventHandler(this.FlatButton_Layout);		}		#endregion		// *** EVENTS ***					// Paint Events		private void FlatButton_Paint (object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)		{			Graphics g = e.Graphics;			// Define the gradient colour			int R1, G1, B1, R2, G2, B2;			R1 = ValidateColourComponent (TopColour.R + ColourTint);			G1 = ValidateColourComponent (TopColour.G + ColourTint);			B1 = ValidateColourComponent (TopColour.B + ColourTint);			R2 = ValidateColourComponent (BottomColour.R + ColourTint);			G2 = ValidateColourComponent (BottomColour.G + ColourTint);			B2 = ValidateColourComponent (BottomColour.B + ColourTint);			Color Colour1 = Color.FromArgb (R1, G1, B1);			Color Colour2 = Color.FromArgb (R2, G2, B2);;			// Draw the gradient			g.FillRectangle (new LinearGradientBrush				(this.ClientRectangle, Colour1, Colour2, LinearGradientMode.Vertical),				this.ClientRectangle);			// Measure the text string			SizeF StringSize = new SizeF ();			StringSize = g.MeasureString (Text, this.Font);			// Calculate the position of the string			int X, Y;			X = (int)(this.ClientSize.Width - StringSize.Width) / 2;			Y = (int)(this.ClientSize.Height - StringSize.Height) / 2;            			// Draw the string			g.DrawString (Text, this.Font, new SolidBrush (this.ForeColor), X, Y);				// Draw the border			g.DrawRectangle (new Pen (this.BorderColour, 1), 				new Rectangle (0, 0, this.ClientSize.Width - 1, this.ClientSize.Height - 1));		}		// This function is used by FlatButton_Paint		private int ValidateColourComponent (int val)		{			if (val < 0)				val = 0;			else if (val > 255)				val = 255;			return val;		}		// Mouse Enter events		private void FlatButton_MouseEnter(object sender, System.EventArgs e)		{			ColourTint = 10;		}		// Mouse Leave events		private void FlatButton_MouseLeave(object sender, System.EventArgs e)		{			ColourTint = 0;		}		// Mouse Down events		private void FlatButton_MouseDown(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)		{			ColourTint = -10;		}		// Mouse Up events		private void FlatButton_MouseUp(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)		{			ColourTint = 0;		}		// Layout events		private void FlatButton_Layout(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.LayoutEventArgs e)		{			this.Invalidate ();		}		// *** PROPERTIES ***		[Browsable(true)]		public override string Text		{			get { return base.Text; }			set { base.Text = value; this.Invalidate (); }		}				[Browsable(true)]		public Color TopColour		{			get { return m_Colour1; }			set { m_Colour1 = value; this.Invalidate (); }		}		[Browsable(true)]		public Color BottomColour		{			get { return m_Colour2; }			set { m_Colour2 = value; this.Invalidate (); }		}		[Browsable(true)]		public Color BorderColour		{			get { return m_BorderColour; }			set { m_BorderColour = value; this.Invalidate (); }		}		private int ColourTint		{			get { return m_ColourTint; }			set { m_ColourTint = value; this.Invalidate (); }		}	}}

		[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible), Bindable(true), Browsable(true), EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Always)]		public override string Text {			get { return base.Text; }			set { base.Text = value; this.Invalidate (); }		}

[DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Hidden), Bindable(false), Browsable(false), EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]public override string Text{      get      {            return base.Text;      }      set      {            base.Text = value;      }}