ControlDesigner.DesignerState Property (System.Web.UI.Design)

DesignerState Property

.NET Framework Class Library

ControlDesigner..::.DesignerState Property

Gets an object that is used to persist data for the associated control at design time.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected ReadOnly Property DesignerState As ControlDesignerState

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim value As ControlDesignerState

value = Me.DesignerState

protected ControlDesignerState DesignerState { get; }

Visual C++

protected:
property ControlDesignerState^ DesignerState {
    ControlDesignerState^ get ();
}

JScript

protected function get DesignerState () : ControlDesignerState

Property Value

Type: System.Web.UI.Design..::.ControlDesignerState
A DesignerState property that implements IDictionary and uses the IComponentDesignerStateService to persist state data for the associated control at design time.

Remarks

The values for the DesignerState property are persisted even if the user switches from Design to Source view, or reloads the document, or closes and reopens the design host.

You can get and set values in the returned object as you would in an IDictionary object, with the values automatically persisted.

.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, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Reference

ControlDesigner Class

ControlDesigner Members

System.Web.UI.Design Namespace

Other Resources

ASP.NET Control Designers Overview