EditableDesignerRegion Class

 

Represents an editable content region within the design-time markup for the associated control.

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


Public Class EditableDesignerRegion
	Inherits DesignerRegion

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEditableDesignerRegion(ControlDesigner, String)

Initializes a new instance of the EditableDesignerRegion class using the given owner and name.

System_CAPS_pubmethodEditableDesignerRegion(ControlDesigner, String, Boolean)

Creates a new instance of the EditableDesignerRegion class using the given owner and name and the initial value of the ServerControlsOnly property.

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubpropertyContent

Gets or sets the HTML markup for the content of the region.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyDescription

Gets or sets the description for a designer region.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyDesigner

Gets the associated designer component.(Inherited from DesignerObject.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyDisplayName

Gets or sets the friendly display name for a designer region.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyEnsureSize

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the region size is to be explicitly set on the designer region by the design host.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyHighlight

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to highlight the designer region on the design surface.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyName

Gets the name of the object.(Inherited from DesignerObject.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyProperties

Gets the object's properties.(Inherited from DesignerObject.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertySelectable

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the designer region can be selected by the user on the design surface.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertySelected

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the designer region is currently selected on the design surface.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubpropertyServerControlsOnly

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the region can accept only Web server controls.

System_CAPS_pubpropertySupportsDataBinding

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the region can be bound to a data source.

System_CAPS_pubpropertyUserData

Gets or sets optional user data to associate with the designer region.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubmethodEquals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodFinalize()

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetBounds()

Retrieves the size of the designer region on the design surface.(Inherited from DesignerRegion.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetChildViewRendering(Control)

Returns a ViewRendering object containing the design-time HTML markup for the given control.

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodGetService(Type)

Gets a service from the design host, as identified by the provided type.(Inherited from DesignerObject.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodGetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_protmethodMemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)

System_CAPS_pubmethodToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

NameDescription
System_CAPS_pubinterfaceSystem_CAPS_privmethodIServiceProvider.GetService(Type)

For a description of this member, see IServiceProvider.GetService.(Inherited from DesignerObject.)

Use the EditableDesignerRegion class to help manage templates at design time. A ControlDesigner will use an instance of this class with its GetEditableDesignerRegionContent method to generate HTML markup of the region's content.

This example shows how to create a control with two clickable regions and an EditableDesignerRegion object with two views, or templates. Compile the project, then open the page in a visual designer and switch to design (WYSIWYG) view. There are two clickable views, View1 and View2. Click View1 and drag the CheckBox control from the lower part of the page into the empty designer region just below the clickable regions. Click View2 and drag the RadioButton control into the empty designer region. Click View1 again, and the region with the CheckBox reappears. Click View2 and the region with the RadioButton reappears. Switch back to source view to see how your changes are persisted in the HTML markup

System_CAPS_noteNote

Your project must have a reference to the System.Design.dll assembly.

Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.ComponentModel.Design
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Web.UI
Imports System.Web.UI.Design
Imports System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls
Imports System.Web.UI.WebControls

Namespace Samples.ASPNet.ControlDesigners_VB

    < _
        Designer(GetType(MyMultiRegionControlDesigner)), _
        ToolboxData("<{0}:MyMultiRegionControl runat=""server"" width=""200""></{0}:MyMultiRegionControl>") _
    > _
    Public Class MyMultiRegionControl
        Inherits CompositeControl

        ' Define the templates that represent 2 views on the control
        Private _view1 As ITemplate
        Private _view2 As ITemplate
        ' The current view on the control; 0 = view1, 1 = view2
        Private _currentView As Integer = 0

        ' Create persistable inner properties
        <PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty), DefaultValue(CType(Nothing, ITemplate))> _
        Public Overridable Property View1() As ITemplate
            Get
                Return _view1
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As ITemplate)
                _view1 = value
            End Set
        End Property

        <PersistenceMode(PersistenceMode.InnerProperty), DefaultValue(CType(Nothing, ITemplate))> _
        Public Overridable Property View2() As ITemplate
            Get
                Return _view2
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As ITemplate)
                _view2 = value
            End Set
        End Property

        Public Property CurrentView() As Integer
            Get
                Return _currentView
            End Get
            Set(ByVal value As Integer)
                _currentView = value
            End Set
        End Property

        ' Create a simple table with a row of two clickable, 
        ' readonly headers and a row with a single column, which 
        ' is the 'container' to which we'll be adding controls.
        Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
            ' Start with a clean form
            Controls.Clear()

            ' Create a table
            Dim t As New Table()
            t.CellSpacing = 1
            t.BorderStyle = BorderStyle
            t.Width = Me.Width
            t.Height = Me.Height

            ' Create the header row
            Dim tr As New TableRow()
            tr.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center
            tr.BackColor = Color.LightBlue

            ' Create the first cell in the header row
            Dim tc As New TableCell()
            tc.Text = "View 1"
            tc.Width = New Unit("50%")
            tr.Cells.Add(tc)

            ' Create the second cell in the header row
            tc = New TableCell()
            tc.Text = "View 2"
            tc.Width = New Unit("50%")
            tr.Cells.Add(tc)

            t.Rows.Add(tr)

            ' Create the second row for content
            tr = New TableRow()
            tr.HorizontalAlign = HorizontalAlign.Center

            ' This cell represents our content 'container'
            tc = New TableCell()
            tc.ColumnSpan = 2

            ' Add the current view content to the cell 
            ' at run-time
            If Not DesignMode Then
                Dim containerControl As New Control()
                Select Case CurrentView
                    Case 0
                        If Not (View1 Is Nothing) Then
                            View1.InstantiateIn(containerControl)
                        End If
                    Case 1
                        If Not (View2 Is Nothing) Then
                            View2.InstantiateIn(containerControl)
                        End If
                End Select

                tc.Controls.Add(containerControl)
            End If

            tr.Cells.Add(tc)

            t.Rows.Add(tr)

            ' Add the finished table to the Controls collection
            Controls.Add(t)
        End Sub

    End Class

    ' Region-based control designer for the above web control. 
    ' This is derived from CompositeControlDesigner.
    Public Class MyMultiRegionControlDesigner
        Inherits CompositeControlDesigner

        Private myControl As MyMultiRegionControl

        Public Overrides Sub Initialize(ByVal component As IComponent)
            MyBase.Initialize(component)
            myControl = CType(component, MyMultiRegionControl)
        End Sub

        ' Make this control resizeable on the design surface
        Public Overrides ReadOnly Property AllowResize() As Boolean
            Get
                Return True
            End Get
        End Property

        ' Use the base to create child controls, then add region markers
        Protected Overrides Sub CreateChildControls()
            MyBase.CreateChildControls()

            ' Get a reference to the table, which is the first child control
            Dim t As Table
            t = CType(myControl.Controls(0), Table)

            ' Add design time markers for each of the three regions
            If Not IsNothing(t) Then
                ' View1
                t.Rows(0).Cells(0).Attributes(DesignerRegion.DesignerRegionAttributeName) = "0"
                ' View2
                t.Rows(0).Cells(1).Attributes(DesignerRegion.DesignerRegionAttributeName) = "1"
                ' Editable region
                t.Rows(1).Cells(0).Attributes(DesignerRegion.DesignerRegionAttributeName) = "2"
            End If
        End Sub

        ' Handler for the Click event, which provides the region in the arguments.
        Protected Overrides Sub OnClick(ByVal e As DesignerRegionMouseEventArgs)
            If IsNothing(e.Region) Then
                Return
            End If

            ' If the clicked region is not a header, return
            If e.Region.Name.IndexOf("Header") <> 0 Then
                Return
            End If

            ' Switch the current view if required
            If e.Region.Name.Substring(6, 1) <> myControl.CurrentView.ToString() Then
                myControl.CurrentView = Integer.Parse(e.Region.Name.Substring(6, 1))
                MyBase.UpdateDesignTimeHtml()
            End If
        End Sub

        ' Create the regions and design-time markup. Called by the designer host.
        Public Overrides Function GetDesignTimeHtml(ByVal regions As DesignerRegionCollection) As String
            ' Create 3 regions: 2 clickable headers and an editable row
            regions.Add(New DesignerRegion(Me, "Header0"))
            regions.Add(New DesignerRegion(Me, "Header1"))

            ' Create an editable region and add it to the regions
            Dim editableRegion As EditableDesignerRegion = _
                New EditableDesignerRegion(Me, _
                    "Content" & myControl.CurrentView, False)
            regions.Add(editableRegion)

            ' Set the highlight for the selected region
            regions(myControl.CurrentView).Highlight = True

            ' Use the base class to render the markup
            Return MyBase.GetDesignTimeHtml()
        End Function

        ' Get the content string for the selected region. Called by the designer host?
        Public Overrides Function GetEditableDesignerRegionContent(ByVal region As EditableDesignerRegion) As String
            ' Get a reference to the designer host
            Dim host As IDesignerHost = CType(Component.Site.GetService(GetType(IDesignerHost)), IDesignerHost)

            If Not IsNothing(host) Then
                Dim template As ITemplate = myControl.View1
                If region.Name = "Content1" Then
                    template = myControl.View2
                End If

                ' Persist the template in the design host
                If Not IsNothing(template) Then
                    Return ControlPersister.PersistTemplate(template, host)
                End If
            End If

            Return String.Empty
        End Function

        ' Create a template from the content string and put it 
        ' in the selected view. Called by the designer host?
        Public Overrides Sub SetEditableDesignerRegionContent(ByVal region As EditableDesignerRegion, ByVal content As String)
            If IsNothing(content) Then
                Return
            End If

            ' Get a reference to the designer host
            Dim host As IDesignerHost = CType(Component.Site.GetService(GetType(IDesignerHost)), IDesignerHost)
            If Not IsNothing(host) Then
                ' Create a template from the content string
                Dim template As ITemplate = ControlParser.ParseTemplate(host, content)

                ' Determine which region should get the template
                If region.Name.EndsWith("0") Then
                    myControl.View1 = template
                ElseIf region.Name.EndsWith("1") Then
                    myControl.View2 = template
                End If

            End If
        End Sub
    End Class

End Namespace
<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="aspSample" 
    Assembly="Samples.ASPNet.ControlDesigners_VB" 
    Namespace="Samples.ASPNet.ControlDesigners_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>Designers Page</title>
</head>
<body>
    <form id="form1" runat="server">
    <div>

        <aspSample:MyMultiRegionControl ID="myCtl" Runat=Server Width=200 Height=75 BorderStyle=solid >
        </aspSample:MyMultiRegionControl><br />
        <asp:CheckBox ID="CheckBox1" runat="server" />
        <asp:RadioButton ID="RadioButton1" runat="server" />

    </div>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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