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TypeDescriptor.CreateDesigner Method

.NET Framework 4.5

Creates an instance of the designer associated with the specified component and of the specified type of designer.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

public static IDesigner CreateDesigner(
	IComponent component,
	Type designerBaseType
)

Parameters

component: Type: System.ComponentModel.IComponent
An IComponent that specifies the component to associate with the designer.

designerBaseType: Type: System.Type
A Type that represents the type of designer to create.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesigner
An IDesigner that is an instance of the designer for the component, or null if no designer can be found.

Remarks

If this method cannot find a valid DesignerAttribute, it searches up the class hierarchy for a designer. If it cannot find a designer in the class hierarchy, it returns null.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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

Reference

TypeDescriptor Class

System.ComponentModel Namespace

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