DataSourceDesigner Class

Definition

Provides design-time support in a design host for the DataSourceControl class.

public ref class DataSourceDesigner : System::Web::UI::Design::ControlDesigner, System::Web::UI::Design::IDataSourceDesigner
public class DataSourceDesigner : System.Web.UI.Design.ControlDesigner, System.Web.UI.Design.IDataSourceDesigner
type DataSourceDesigner = class
    inherit ControlDesigner
    interface IDataSourceDesigner
Public Class DataSourceDesigner
Inherits ControlDesigner
Implements IDataSourceDesigner
Inheritance
Derived
Implements

Examples

The following code example shows how to use a custom data source control with several other small custom classes, as listed in the following table.

Custom class Derived from
CustomDataSource ObjectDataSource
CustomDataSourceDesigner DataSourceDesigner
CustomDataSourceView ObjectDataSourceView
CustomDesignDataSourceView DesignerDataSourceView
BookListViewSchema IDataSourceViewSchema
CustomIDFieldSchema IDataSourceFieldSchema
CustomTitleFieldSchema IDataSourceFieldSchema
BookItem (A two-field data structure.)

After compiling the code example, open the .aspx page in Design view and then set the DataSourceID property to the ID of the custom data source control.

using System;
using System.Data;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Collections;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
using System.Web.UI.Design;
using System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;

namespace ASPNet.Design.Samples_CS
{
    [Designer(typeof(CustomDataSourceDesigner)),
        ToolboxData("<{0}:CustomDataSource runat=\"server\"></{0}:CustomDataSource>")]
    public class CustomDataSource : ObjectDataSource
    {
        private ObjectDataSourceView _view = null;
        private string _defaultViewName = "BookList";

        public CustomDataSource() : base() { }

        // Gets a view by name
        protected override DataSourceView GetView(string viewName)
        {
            // This data source only allows one view
            if (viewName != _defaultViewName)
            {
                return null;
            }
            else if (_view == null)
            {
                _view = new CustomDataSourceView(this, 
                    _defaultViewName, HttpContext.Current);
            }

            return _view;
        }

        // Gets a list of view names for this class
        protected override ICollection GetViewNames()
        {
            ArrayList ar = new ArrayList(1);
            ar.Add(_defaultViewName);
            return ar as ICollection;
        }
    }

    // The runtime data source view
    public class CustomDataSourceView : ObjectDataSourceView
    {
        private ArrayList _data = null;

        public CustomDataSourceView(CustomDataSource owner, 
            string viewName, HttpContext context)
            : base(owner, viewName, context)
        {
            owner.SelectCountMethod = "GetCount";
        }

        // This method would typically get a set of live data  
        // rather than create some dummy data
        protected override IEnumerable ExecuteSelect(
            DataSourceSelectArguments arguments)
        {
            if (_data == null)
            {
                // Create a set of runtime fake data
                _data = new ArrayList();
                _data.Add(new BookItem("ID_1", "Runtime Title 01"));
                _data.Add(new BookItem("ID_2", "Runtime Title 02"));
                _data.Add(new BookItem("ID_3", "Runtime Title 03"));
            }

            return _data as IEnumerable;
        }

        // Allow getting the record count
        public override bool CanRetrieveTotalRowCount
        {
            get { return true; }
        }

        // Returns the number of records in the current set of data
        public int GetCount()
        {
            if (_data == null)
                return 0;
            else
                return _data.Count;
        }
        
        // Do not allow deletions
        public override bool CanDelete
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow insertions
        public override bool CanInsert
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow paging
        public override bool CanPage
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow sorting
        public override bool CanSort
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow updating
        public override bool CanUpdate
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
    }

    // A class to define each record of the data
    public class BookItem
    {
        private string _id;
        private string _title;

        public BookItem(string id, string title)
        {
            _id = id;
            _title = title;
        }

        public string ID
        {
            get { return _id; }
        }
        public string Title
        {
            get { return _title; }
            set { _title = value; }
        }
    }

    // Custom designer for the CustomDataSource control.
    public class CustomDataSourceDesigner : DataSourceDesigner
    {
        private CustomDataSource _control;
        private string _defaultViewName = "BookList";
        private CustomDesignDataSourceView _view = null;

        // Initialize the designer
        public override void Initialize(IComponent component)
        {
            base.Initialize(component);
            _control = (CustomDataSource)Component;
        }

        // Get a view
        public override DesignerDataSourceView GetView(string viewName)
        {
            if (!viewName.Equals(_defaultViewName))
                return null;

            _view ??= new CustomDesignDataSourceView(this,
                _defaultViewName);

            return _view;
        }

        // Get a list of view names
        public override string[] GetViewNames()
        {
            return new string[] { "BookList" };
        }

        // Do not allow refreshing the schema
        public override bool CanRefreshSchema
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow resizing
        public override bool AllowResize
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
    }

    // A design-time data source view
    public class CustomDesignDataSourceView : DesignerDataSourceView
    {
        private ArrayList _data = null;

        public CustomDesignDataSourceView(
            CustomDataSourceDesigner owner, string viewName)
            : base(owner, viewName)
        {}

        // Get data for design-time display
        public override IEnumerable GetDesignTimeData(
            int minimumRows, out bool isSampleData)
        {
            if (_data == null)
            {
                // Create a set of design-time fake data
                _data = new ArrayList();
                for (int i = 1; i <= minimumRows; i++)
                {
                    _data.Add(new BookItem("ID_" + i.ToString(),
                        "Design-Time Title 0" + i.ToString()));
                }
            }
            isSampleData = true;
            return _data as IEnumerable;
        }

        public override IDataSourceViewSchema Schema
        {
            get { return new BookListViewSchema(); }
        }

        // Allow getting the record count
        public override bool CanRetrieveTotalRowCount
        {
            get { return true; }
        }
        // Do not allow deletions
        public override bool CanDelete
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow insertions
        public override bool CanInsert
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow updates
        public override bool CanUpdate
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow paging
        public override bool CanPage
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // Do not allow sorting
        public override bool CanSort
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
    }

    // A custom View Schema class
    public class BookListViewSchema : IDataSourceViewSchema
    {
        public BookListViewSchema()
        { }

        // The name of this View Schema
        public string Name
        {
            get { return "BookList"; }
        }

        // Build a Field Schema array
        public IDataSourceFieldSchema[] GetFields()
        {
            IDataSourceFieldSchema[] fields = new IDataSourceFieldSchema[2];
            fields[0] = new CustomIDFieldSchema();
            fields[1] = new CustomTitleFieldSchema();
            return fields;
        }
        // There are no child views, so return null
        public IDataSourceViewSchema[] GetChildren()
        {
            return null;
        }
    }

    // A custom Field Schema class for ID
    public class CustomIDFieldSchema : IDataSourceFieldSchema
    {
        public CustomIDFieldSchema()
        { }

        // Name is ID
        public string Name
        {
            get { return "ID"; }
        }
        // Data type is string
        public Type DataType
        {
            get { return typeof(string); }
        }
        // This is not an Identity field
        public bool Identity
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // This field is read only
        public bool IsReadOnly
        {
            get { return true; }
        }
        // This field is unique
        public bool IsUnique
        {
            get { return true; }
        }
        // This field can't be longer than 20
        public int Length
        {
            get { return 20; }
        }
        // This field can't be null
        public bool Nullable
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // This is a Primary Key
        public bool PrimaryKey
        {
            get { return true; }
        }

        // These properties do not apply
        public int Precision
        {
            get { return -1; }
        }
        public int Scale
        {
            get { return -1; }
        }
    }
    
    // A custom Field Schema class for Title
    public class CustomTitleFieldSchema : IDataSourceFieldSchema
    {
        public CustomTitleFieldSchema()
        { }

        // Name is Title
        public string Name
        {
            get { return "Title"; }
        }
        // Type is string
        public Type DataType
        {
            get { return typeof(string); }
        }
        // This is not an Identity field
        public bool Identity
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // This field is not read only
        public bool IsReadOnly
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // This field is not unique
        public bool IsUnique
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // This field can't be longer than 100
        public int Length
        {
            get { return 100; }
        }
        // This field can't be null
        public bool Nullable
        {
            get { return false; }
        }
        // This is not the Primary Key
        public bool PrimaryKey
        {
            get { return false; }
        }

        // These properties do not apply
        public int Precision
        {
            get { return -1; }
        }
        public int Scale
        {
            get { return -1; }
        }
    }
}
Imports System.Data
Imports System.Security.Permissions
Imports System.Collections
Imports System.Web
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.Design
Imports System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.ComponentModel.Design

Namespace ASPNet.Design.Samples_VB
    <Designer(GetType(CustomDataSourceDesigner)), _
        ToolboxData("<{0}:CustomDataSource runat=""server""></{0}:CustomDataSource>")> _
    Public Class CustomDataSource
        Inherits ObjectDataSource

        Dim _defaultViewName As String = "BookList"
        Dim _view As ObjectDataSourceView = Nothing

        Public Sub New()
            MyBase.New()
        End Sub

        ' Gets a view by name
        Protected Overrides Function GetView(ByVal viewName As String) As DataSourceView
            ' This data source only allows one view
            If Not (viewName.Equals(_defaultViewName)) Then
                Return Nothing
            ElseIf IsNothing(_view) Then
                _view = New CustomDataSourceView(Me, _
                    _defaultViewName, HttpContext.Current)
            End If

            Return _view
        End Function

        ' Gets a list of view names for this class
        Protected Overrides Function GetViewNames() As ICollection
            Dim ar As New ArrayList()
            ar.Add(_defaultViewName)
            Return CType(ar, ICollection)
        End Function

    End Class

    ' The runtime data source view
    Public Class CustomDataSourceView
        Inherits ObjectDataSourceView

        Dim _data As ArrayList = Nothing

        Public Sub New(ByVal owner As CustomDataSource, ByVal viewName As String, ByVal context As HttpContext)
            MyBase.New(owner, viewName, context)
            owner.SelectCountMethod = "GetCount"
        End Sub

        ' This method would typically get a set of live data
        ' rather than create some dummy data
        Protected Overrides Function ExecuteSelect(ByVal arguments As DataSourceSelectArguments) As System.Collections.IEnumerable
            If (IsNothing(_data)) Then
                _data = New ArrayList()
                _data.Add(New BookItem("ID_1", "Runtime Title 01"))
                _data.Add(New BookItem("ID_2", "Runtime Title 02"))
                _data.Add(New BookItem("ID_3", "Runtime Title 03"))
            End If
            Return CType(_data, IEnumerable)
        End Function

        ' Allow getting the record count
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanRetrieveTotalRowCount() As Boolean
            Get
                Return True
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Returns the number of records in the current set of data
        Public ReadOnly Property GetCount() As Integer
            Get
                If IsNothing(_data) Then
                    Return 0
                Else
                    Return _data.Count
                End If
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow deletions
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanDelete() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow insertions
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanInsert() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow paging
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanPage() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow sorting
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanSort() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow updating
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanUpdate() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property

    End Class

    ' A class to define a record of the data
    Public Class BookItem
        Private _id As String
        Private _title As String

        Public Sub New(ByVal id As String, ByVal title As String)
            _id = id
            _title = title
        End Sub

        Public ReadOnly Property ID() As String
            Get
                Return _id
            End Get
        End Property

        Public Property Title() As String
            Get
                Return _title
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As String)
                _title = value
            End Set
        End Property
    End Class

    ' Custom designer for the CustomDataSource control.
    Public Class CustomDataSourceDesigner
        Inherits DataSourceDesigner

        Private _control As CustomDataSource = Nothing
        Private _defaultViewName As String = "BookList"
        Private _view As CustomDesignDataSourceView = Nothing

        Public Overrides Sub Initialize(ByVal cmponent As IComponent)
            MyBase.Initialize(cmponent)
            _control = CType(cmponent, CustomDataSource)
        End Sub

        ' Get a view
        Public Overrides Function GetView(ByVal viewName As String) As DesignerDataSourceView
            If Not (viewName.Equals(_defaultViewName)) Then
                Return Nothing
            ElseIf IsNothing(_view) Then
                _view = New CustomDesignDataSourceView(Me, _
                    _defaultViewName)
            End If

            Return _view
        End Function

        ' Get a list of view names
        Public Overrides Function GetViewNames() As String()
            Return New String() {"BookList"}
        End Function

        ' Don't allow refreshing the schema
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanRefreshSchema() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow resizing
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property AllowResize() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class

    ' A     design-time data source view
    Public Class CustomDesignDataSourceView
        Inherits DesignerDataSourceView

        Private _data As ArrayList = Nothing

        Public Sub New(ByVal owner As CustomDataSourceDesigner, ByVal viewName As String)
            MyBase.New(owner, viewName)
        End Sub

        ' Get data for design-time display
        Public Overrides Function GetDesignTimeData( _
            ByVal minimumRows As Integer, _
            ByRef isSampleData As Boolean) As IEnumerable

            If IsNothing(_data) Then
                ' Create a set of design-time fake data
                _data = New ArrayList()
                Dim i As Integer
                For i = 1 To minimumRows
                    _data.Add(New BookItem("ID_" & i.ToString(), _
                        "Design-Time Title 0" & i.ToString()))
                Next
            End If
            isSampleData = True
            Return CType(_data, IEnumerable)
        End Function

        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property Schema() As IDataSourceViewSchema
            Get
                Return New BookListViewSchema()
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Allow getting the record count
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanRetrieveTotalRowCount() As Boolean
            Get
                Return True
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow deletions
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanDelete() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow insertions
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanInsert() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow updates
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanUpdate() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow paging
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanPage() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Do not allow sorting
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property CanSort() As Boolean
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class

    ' A custom View Schema class
    Public Class BookListViewSchema
        Implements IDataSourceViewSchema

        Public Sub New()
        End Sub

        ' The name of this View Schema
        Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String Implements IDataSourceViewSchema.Name
            Get
                Return "BookList"
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Build a Field Schema array
        Public Function GetFields() As IDataSourceFieldSchema() Implements IDataSourceViewSchema.GetFields
            Dim fields(1) As IDataSourceFieldSchema
            fields(0) = New CustomIDFieldSchema()
            fields(1) = New CustomTitleFieldSchema()
            Return fields
        End Function
        ' There are no child views, so return Nothing
        Public Function GetChildren() As IDataSourceViewSchema() Implements IDataSourceViewSchema.GetChildren
            Return Nothing
        End Function
    End Class

    ' A custom Field Schema class for ID
    Public Class CustomIDFieldSchema
        Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema

        Public Sub New()
        End Sub

        ' Name is ID
        Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Name
            Get
                Return "ID"
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Data type is string
        Public ReadOnly Property DataType() As Type Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.DataType
            Get
                Return GetType(String)
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This is not an Identity field
        Public ReadOnly Property Identity() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Identity
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field is read only
        Public ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.IsReadOnly
            Get
                Return True
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field is unique
        Public ReadOnly Property IsUnique() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.IsUnique
            Get
                Return True
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field can't be longer than 20
        Public ReadOnly Property Length() As Integer Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Length
            Get
                Return 20
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field can't be null
        Public ReadOnly Property Nullable() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Nullable
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This is a Primary Key
        Public ReadOnly Property PrimaryKey() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.PrimaryKey
            Get
                Return True
            End Get
        End Property

        ' These properties do not apply
        Public ReadOnly Property Precision() As Integer Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Precision
            Get
                Return -1
            End Get
        End Property
        Public ReadOnly Property Scale() As Integer Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Scale
            Get
                Return -1
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class

    ' A custom Field Schema class for Title
    Public Class CustomTitleFieldSchema
        Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema

        Public Sub New()
        End Sub

        ' Name is Title
        Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Name
            Get
                Return "Title"
            End Get
        End Property
        ' Type is string
        Public ReadOnly Property DataType() As Type Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.DataType
            Get
                Return GetType(String)
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This is not an Identity field
        Public ReadOnly Property Identity() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Identity
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field is not read only
        Public ReadOnly Property IsReadOnly() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.IsReadOnly
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field is not unique
        Public ReadOnly Property IsUnique() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.IsUnique
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field can't be longer than 100
        Public ReadOnly Property Length() As Integer Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Length
            Get
                Return 100
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This field can't be null
        Public ReadOnly Property Nullable() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Nullable
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property
        ' This is not the Primary Key
        Public ReadOnly Property PrimaryKey() As Boolean Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.PrimaryKey
            Get
                Return False
            End Get
        End Property

        ' These properties do not apply
        Public ReadOnly Property Precision() As Integer Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Precision
            Get
                Return -1
            End Get
        End Property
        Public ReadOnly Property Scale() As Integer Implements IDataSourceFieldSchema.Scale
            Get
                Return -1
            End Get
        End Property
    End Class

End Namespace
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" Namespace="ASPNet.Design.Samples_CS" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    
    <aspSample:CustomDataSource ID="CustomDS1" 
        runat="server"></aspSample:CustomDataSource>
    <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server"></asp:GridView>
    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" 
    Namespace="ASPNet.Design.Samples_VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
    <title>Untitled Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>
    
    <aspSample:CustomDataSource runat="server" 
        ID="CustomDS1"></aspSample:CustomDataSource>
    <asp:GridView ID="GridView1" runat="server"></asp:GridView>
    
    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The DataSourceDesigner class is the base class for data source designers, such as the SqlDataSourceDesigner, AccessDataSourceDesigner, and ObjectDataSourceDesigner classes. If you create a new data source control, you might also want to create a custom control designer for your control and derive it from the DataSourceDesigner class.

The DataSourceDesigner class has two event methods: the OnDataSourceChanged and OnSchemaRefreshed methods. Both of these events can be temporarily disabled with the SuppressDataSourceEvents method, which sets the SuppressingDataSourceEvents property. The event methods can be enabled again with the ResumeDataSourceEvents method.

There are two static methods that you can use to evaluate the equivalency of schemas or views without creating an instance of the class:

Notes to Inheritors

To provide commands for the action list menu at design time in a derived class, you must override the ActionLists property to return a custom DesignerActionListCollection object with custom items that are derived from the DesignerActionList object.

Constructors

DataSourceDesigner()

Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceDesigner class.

Properties

ActionLists

Gets a list of items that are used to create an action list menu at design time.

AllowResize

Gets a value indicating whether the control can be resized in the design-time environment.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
AssociatedComponents

Gets the collection of components associated with the component managed by the designer.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
AutoFormats

Gets the collection of predefined automatic formatting schemes to display in the Auto Format dialog box for the associated control at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Behavior
Obsolete.

Gets or sets the DHTML behavior that is associated with the designer.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
CanConfigure

Gets a value indicating whether the Configure() method can be called.

CanRefreshSchema

Gets a value indicating whether the RefreshSchema(Boolean) method can be called.

Component

Gets the component this designer is designing.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
DataBindings

Gets the data bindings collection for the current control.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
DataBindingsEnabled

Gets a value indicating whether data binding is supported by the containing region for the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
DesignerState

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

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
DesignTimeElement
Obsolete.

Gets the design-time object representing the control that is associated with the HtmlControlDesigner object on the design surface.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
DesignTimeElementView
Obsolete.

Gets the view-control object for the control designer.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
DesignTimeHtmlRequiresLoadComplete
Obsolete.

Gets a value indicating whether the design host must finish loading before the GetDesignTimeHtml method can be called.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Expressions

Gets the expression bindings for the current control at design time.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
HidePropertiesInTemplateMode

Gets a value indicating whether the properties of the associated control are hidden when the control is in template mode.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
ID

Gets or sets the ID string for the control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
InheritanceAttribute

Gets an attribute that indicates the type of inheritance of the associated component.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
Inherited

Gets a value indicating whether this component is inherited.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
InTemplateMode

Gets a value indicating whether the control is in either template viewing or editing mode in the design host. The InTemplateMode property is read-only.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
IsDirty
Obsolete.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the Web server control has been marked as changed.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
ParentComponent

Gets the parent component for this designer.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
ReadOnly
Obsolete.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the properties of the control are read-only at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
RootDesigner

Gets the control designer for the Web Forms page that contains the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
SetTextualDefaultProperty (Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
ShadowProperties

Gets a collection of property values that override user settings.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
ShouldCodeSerialize
Obsolete.

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to create a field declaration for the control in the code-behind file for the current design document during serialization.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
SuppressingDataSourceEvents

Gets a value indicating whether the DataSourceChanged event or the RefreshSchema(Boolean) method occurs.

Tag

Gets an object representing the HTML markup element for the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
TemplateGroups

Gets a collection of template groups, each containing one or more template definitions.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
UsePreviewControl

Gets a value indicating whether the control designer uses a temporary preview control to generate the design-time HTML markup.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Verbs

Gets the design-time verbs supported by the component that is associated with the designer.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
ViewControl

Gets or sets a Web server control that can be used for previewing the design-time HTML markup.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
ViewControlCreated

Gets or sets a value indicating whether a View control has been created for display on the design surface.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Visible

Gets a value that indicates whether the control is visible at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)

Methods

Configure()

Launches the data source configuration utility in the design host.

CreateErrorDesignTimeHtml(String)

Creates HTML markup to display a specified error message at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
CreateErrorDesignTimeHtml(String, Exception)

Creates the HTML markup to display a specified exception error message at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
CreatePlaceHolderDesignTimeHtml()

Provides a simple rectangular placeholder representation that displays the type and ID of the control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
CreatePlaceHolderDesignTimeHtml(String)

Provides a simple rectangular placeholder representation that displays the type and ID of the control, and also additional specified instructions or information.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
CreateViewControl()

Returns a copy of the associated control for viewing or rendering on the design surface.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Dispose()

Releases all resources used by the ComponentDesigner.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
Dispose(Boolean)

Releases the unmanaged resources that are used by the HtmlControlDesigner object and optionally releases the managed resources.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
DoDefaultAction()

Creates a method signature in the source code file for the default event on the component and navigates the user's cursor to that location.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
GetBounds()

Retrieves the coordinates of the rectangle representing the boundaries for the control as displayed on the design surface.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetDesignTimeHtml()

Retrieves the HTML markup for displaying the associated data source control at design time.

GetDesignTimeHtml(DesignerRegionCollection)

Retrieves the HTML markup to display the control and populates the collection with the current control designer regions.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetEditableDesignerRegionContent(EditableDesignerRegion)

Returns the content for an editable region of the design-time view of the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml()

Retrieves the HTML markup to represent a Web server control at design time that will have no visual representation at run time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetErrorDesignTimeHtml(Exception)

Retrieves the HTML markup that provides information about the specified exception.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function.

(Inherited from Object)
GetPersistenceContent()

Retrieves the persistable inner HTML markup of the control at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetPersistInnerHtml()
Obsolete.

Retrieves the persistable inner HTML markup of the control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
GetService(Type)

Attempts to retrieve the specified type of service from the design mode site of the designer's component.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
GetView(String)

Retrieves a DesignerDataSourceView object that is identified by the view name.

GetViewNames()

Returns an array of the view names that are available in this data source.

GetViewRendering()

Retrieves an object that contains the design-time markup for the content and regions of the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Initialize(IComponent)

Initializes the control designer and loads the specified component.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
InitializeExistingComponent(IDictionary)

Reinitializes an existing component.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
InitializeNewComponent(IDictionary)

Initializes a newly created component.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
InitializeNonDefault()
Obsolete.
Obsolete.

Initializes the settings for an imported component that is already initialized to settings other than the defaults.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
Invalidate()

Invalidates the whole area of the control that is displayed on the design surface and signals the control designer to redraw the control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Invalidate(Rectangle)

Invalidates the specified area of the control that is displayed on the design surface and signals the control designer to redraw the control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
InvokeGetInheritanceAttribute(ComponentDesigner)

Gets the InheritanceAttribute of the specified ComponentDesigner.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
IsPropertyBound(String)
Obsolete.

Retrieves a value indicating whether the specified property on the associated control is data-bound.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
Localize(IDesignTimeResourceWriter)

Uses the provided resource writer to persist the localizable properties of the associated control to a resource in the design host.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
OnAutoFormatApplied(DesignerAutoFormat)

Called when a predefined, automatic formatting scheme has been applied to the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnBehaviorAttached()

Called when the control designer is attached to a Behavior object.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnBehaviorDetaching()
Obsolete.

Called when a behavior disassociates from the element.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
OnBindingsCollectionChanged(String)
Obsolete.

Called when the data-binding collection changes.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnClick(DesignerRegionMouseEventArgs)

Called by the design host when the user clicks the associated control at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnComponentChanged(Object, ComponentChangedEventArgs)

Called when the associated control changes.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnComponentChanging(Object, ComponentChangingEventArgs)

Represents the method that will handle the ComponentChanging event for the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnControlResize()
Obsolete.

Called when the associated Web server control has been resized in the design host at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnDataSourceChanged(EventArgs)

Raises the DataSourceChanged event when the properties of the data source have changed and the SuppressingDataSourceEvents value is false.

OnPaint(PaintEventArgs)

Called when the control designer draws the associated control on the design surface, if the CustomPaint value is true.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
OnSchemaRefreshed(EventArgs)

Raises the SchemaRefreshed event when the schema of the data source has changed and the SuppressingDataSourceEvents value is false.

OnSetComponentDefaults()
Obsolete.
Obsolete.

Sets the default properties for the component.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
OnSetParent()

Provides a way to perform additional processing when the associated control is attached to a parent control.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
PostFilterAttributes(IDictionary)

Allows a designer to change or remove items from the set of attributes that it exposes through a TypeDescriptor.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
PostFilterEvents(IDictionary)

Allows a designer to change or remove items from the set of events that it exposes through a TypeDescriptor.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
PostFilterProperties(IDictionary)

Allows a designer to change or remove items from the set of properties that it exposes through a TypeDescriptor.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
PreFilterAttributes(IDictionary)

Allows a designer to add to the set of attributes that it exposes through a TypeDescriptor.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
PreFilterEvents(IDictionary)

Sets the list of events that are exposed at design-time for the TypeDescriptor object for the component.

(Inherited from HtmlControlDesigner)
PreFilterProperties(IDictionary)

Adds properties to or removes properties from the Properties grid in a design host at design time or provides new design-time properties that might correspond to properties on the associated control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
RaiseComponentChanged(MemberDescriptor, Object, Object)

Notifies the IComponentChangeService that this component has been changed.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
RaiseComponentChanging(MemberDescriptor)

Notifies the IComponentChangeService that this component is about to be changed.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
RaiseResizeEvent()
Obsolete.

Raises the OnControlResize() event.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
RefreshSchema(Boolean)

Refreshes the schema from the data source, while optionally suppressing events.

RegisterClone(Object, Object)

Registers internal data in a cloned control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
ResumeDataSourceEvents()

Restores data source events after the data source events have been suppressed.

SchemasEquivalent(IDataSourceSchema, IDataSourceSchema)

Provides a value that indicates whether two schemas are equal.

SetEditableDesignerRegionContent(EditableDesignerRegion, String)

Specifies the content for an editable region of the control at design time.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
SetRegionContent(EditableDesignerRegion, String)

Specifies the content for an editable region in the design-time view of the control.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
SetViewFlags(ViewFlags, Boolean)

Assigns the specified bitwise ViewFlags enumeration to the specified flag value.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
SuppressDataSourceEvents()

Postpones all data source events until after the ResumeDataSourceEvents() method is called.

ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
UpdateDesignTimeHtml()

Refreshes the design-time HTML markup for the associated Web server control by calling the GetDesignTimeHtml method.

(Inherited from ControlDesigner)
ViewSchemasEquivalent(IDataSourceViewSchema, IDataSourceViewSchema)

Provides a value that determines whether two schema views are equal.

Events

DataSourceChanged

Occurs when any property of the associated data source changes.

SchemaRefreshed

Occurs after the schema has been refreshed.

Explicit Interface Implementations

IDesignerFilter.PostFilterAttributes(IDictionary)

For a description of this member, see the PostFilterAttributes(IDictionary) method.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
IDesignerFilter.PostFilterEvents(IDictionary)

For a description of this member, see the PostFilterEvents(IDictionary) method.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
IDesignerFilter.PostFilterProperties(IDictionary)

For a description of this member, see the PostFilterProperties(IDictionary) method.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
IDesignerFilter.PreFilterAttributes(IDictionary)

For a description of this member, see the PreFilterAttributes(IDictionary) method.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
IDesignerFilter.PreFilterEvents(IDictionary)

For a description of this member, see the PreFilterEvents(IDictionary) method.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
IDesignerFilter.PreFilterProperties(IDictionary)

For a description of this member, see the PreFilterProperties(IDictionary) method.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
ITreeDesigner.Children

For a description of this member, see the Children property.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)
ITreeDesigner.Parent

For a description of this member, see the Parent property.

(Inherited from ComponentDesigner)

Applies to

See also