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>>> Basically you can't, all .NET components work the same way.
>>
>> I don't believe I can't access the "(Name)" property by code within the
>> component class. I will ask on MS newsgroups...
>
> Sure, you could also check the help file, there is no name property
> for any .net component. The property editor makes this up based purely
> on the name of the variable it is assigned to in the initialization
> (hence the parentheses around the name).

OK, I've found where this property is located.
Actually it is a property of the ISite interface which is available thru 
Component.Site property.
The Site property has a value only when the component is dropped on a form 
(owned by a container). So to use that property, you can write the code 
below:

    [Browsable(false)]
    public string Name {
        get { if (Site == null)
                  return FName;
              else
                  return Site.Name;
            }
        set { FName = value;
              if (Site != null)
                  Site.Name = FName;
            }
    }
    protected string FName;

This code define a non browsable property (that is which doesn't appears in 
the object inspector and is mapped to the Site.Name property when Site is 
assigned. If not, it is mapped to a protected string member.

This implementation perfectly fit my need: When a component is dropped on a 
form, it has a value for Site.Name which is available thru the Name property 
I created. When the component is created at runtime, it has a the property 
Name which is mapped to the adequate storage.

I could enhance a little bit the implementation by overriding set_Site in 
order to not loose the Name property value when the component is included 
within a container. But this is not necessary for any use I have.

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