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ControlDesigner.Initialize Method

Initializes the designer and loads the specified component.

[Visual Basic]
Overrides Public Sub Initialize( _
   ByVal component As IComponent _
) Implements IDesigner.Initialize
[C#]
public override void Initialize(
 IComponent component
);
[C++]
public: void Initialize(
 IComponent* component
);
[JScript]
public override function Initialize(
   component : IComponent
);

Parameters

component
The control element being designed.

Implements

IDesigner.Initialize

Remarks

This method is called by the designer host to load the component into the designer.

Example

[Visual Basic] The following code example is a class that overrides the Initialize method to ensure that the control the designer is associated with is an instance of a custom class, named Simple. If it is not, an ArgumentException is thrown.

[Visual Basic] 
' Create a designer class for a custom class,
' named Simple.
Imports System
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.Design
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports AspNet.Samples

Namespace AspNet.Samples.Design
   Public Class SimpleDesigner
      Inherits System.Web.UI.Design.ControlDesigner
      ' Declare a reference to the Simple class
      Private simpleControl As Simple
  
      ' Create a constructor for the designer class
      ' When an instance of the designer is created,
      ' the Text property of the instance of a Simple control
      ' is set to the designer's ID property.
      ' the designer is called.
      Public Sub New()
        simpleControl = CType(Component, Simple)      
        simpleControl.Text = Me.ID
      End Sub
      
      Overrides Public ReadOnly Property AllowResize As Boolean
        Get
          Return True
        End Get
      End Property
      
      Public Overrides Function GetDesignTimeHtml() As String
         ' Component is the instance of the component or control that
         ' this designer object is associated with. This property is 
         ' inherited from System.ComponentModel.ComponentDesigner.
         simpleControl = CType(Component, Simple)
         
         If simpleControl.Text.Length > 0 Then
            Dim sw As New StringWriter()
            Dim tw As New HtmlTextWriter(sw)
            
            Dim placeholderLink As New HyperLink()
            
            ' Put simpleControl.Text into the link's Text.
            placeholderLink.Text = simpleControl.Text
            placeholderLink.NavigateUrl = simpleControl.Text
            placeholderLink.RenderControl(tw)
            
            Return sw.ToString()
         Else
            Return GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml()
         End If
      End Function

      ' Override the OnControlResize method to
      ' set the IsDirty property to true and
      ' call the UpdateDesignTimeHtml method.      
      Overrides Protected Sub OnControlResize()
        Me.IsDirty = True
        Me.UpdateDesignTimeHtml
      End Sub
      
      ' Override the Initialize method to ensure
      ' that the designer is always working with
      ' an instance of the Simple class.
      Overrides Public Sub Initialize( _
       ByVal component As IComponent _
      )
      
        If Not (component Is simpleControl)
                throw new ArgumentException( _
                 "The component must be an instance of the Simple class.", _
                 "component")
        End If

        MyBase.Initialize(component)
      
      End Sub
   End Class
End Namespace

[C#, C++, JScript] No example is available for C#, C++, or JScript. To view a Visual Basic example, click the Language Filter button Language Filter in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

.NET Framework Security: 

See Also

ControlDesigner Class | ControlDesigner Members | System.Web.UI.Design Namespace | IDesigner

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