Properties are the most visible parts of components. The application developer can see and manipulate them at design time and get immediate feedback as the components react in the Form Designer. Well-designed properties make your components easier for others to use and easier for you to maintain. 

To make the best use of properties in your components, you should understand the following:

• Why create properties?
• Types of properties
• Publishing inherited properties
• Defining properties
• Creating array properties
• Storing and loading properties