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FormViewDesigner::GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml Method

Gets the markup text that is used to render a placeholder for the associated control at design time.

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

protected:
virtual String^ GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml() override

Return Value

Type: System::String
A String containing markup text that renders to a placeholder on the design surface.

If the markup for the FormView control does not include one of the item templates, the GetDesignTimeHtml method calls the GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml method, which generates the markup for a placeholder that contains instructions on how to edit template content and a message that an item template is required.

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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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