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DesignSurface.CreateNestedContainer Method (IComponent, String)

Creates a container suitable for nesting controls or components.

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.Design
Assembly:  System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
public INestedContainer CreateNestedContainer(
	IComponent owningComponent,
	string containerName
)

Parameters

owningComponent
Type: System.ComponentModel.IComponent
The component that manages the nested container.
containerName
Type: System.String
An additional name for the nested container.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel.INestedContainer
The nested container.
Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

owningComponent is null.

ObjectDisposedException

The IDesignerHost attached to the DesignSurface has been disposed.

Adding a component to a nested container creates its designer and makes it eligible for all services available from the design surface. Components added to nested containers do not participate in serialization.

You can provide an additional name for the CreateNestedContainer method by passing a value into containerName.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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