ParentControlDesigner.GetParentForComponent Method (System.Windows.Forms.Design)

GetParentForComponent Method

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ParentControlDesigner..::.GetParentForComponent Method

Used by deriving classes to determine if it returns the control being designed or some other Container while adding a component to it.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Protected Overridable Function GetParentForComponent ( _
    component As IComponent _
) As Control

protected virtual Control GetParentForComponent(
    IComponent component
)

Visual C++

protected:
virtual Control^ GetParentForComponent(
    IComponent^ component
)

abstract GetParentForComponent : 
        component:IComponent -> Control 
override GetParentForComponent : 
        component:IComponent -> Control

Parameters

component: Type: System.ComponentModel..::.IComponent
The component for which to retrieve the parent Control.

Return Value

Type: System.Windows.Forms..::.Control
The parent Control for the component.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

Platforms

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.

Reference

ParentControlDesigner Class

System.Windows.Forms.Design Namespace

Other Resources

Extending Design-Time Support