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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.

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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