MenuDesigner::GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml Method ()
Gets the markup that renders a placeholder for the associated control at design time when no markup is otherwise available.
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
Return Value
Type: System::String^A string containing markup text that renders to a placeholder on the design surface.
The GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml method generates the markup for a placeholder that specifies the Menu control name and a message instructing you to use the collection editor to add items.
The following code example shows how to override the GetEmptyDesignTimeHtml method in a class that is inherited from the MenuDesigner class. The overridden method changes the appearance of a control that is derived from the Menu class at design time. The example generates the markup for a placeholder that includes a message indicating that no menu items are defined for the associated control.
Available since 2.0