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HierarchicalDataBoundControlDesigner::GetDesignTimeDataSource Method

Gets a data source that can be used at design time for the associated control.

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

protected:
virtual IHierarchicalEnumerable^ GetDesignTimeDataSource()

Return Value

Type: System.Web.UI::IHierarchicalEnumerable
An object implementing the IHierarchicalEnumerable interface that can be used as a data source for controls derived from the HierarchicalDataBoundControl.

For performance reasons, it is better to use a simple predefined data source at design time rather than the actual data source for the control that is derived from the HierarchicalDataBoundControl class.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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