WebFormsReferenceManager Class
Provides a base class for accessing the types, directives, and controls in the current Web project document. This class must be inherited.
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
The WebFormsReferenceManager type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | WebFormsReferenceManager | Initializes a new instance of the WebFormsReferenceManager class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetRegisterDirectives | Gets the register directives for the current project document. |
![]() | GetTagPrefix | Gets the tag prefix for the specified object type. |
![]() | GetType() | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetType(String, String) | Gets the object type with the specified tag prefix and tag name. |
![]() | GetUserControlPath | Gets the relative URL path for the user control with the specified tag prefix and tag name. |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | RegisterTagPrefix | Adds a tag prefix for the specified type. |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
The WebFormsReferenceManager base class is implemented by designer hosts to provide access to types, directives, and user controls defined in a Web project document. A control designer class can use the WebFormsReferenceManager to access the definitions in the current document, and to add a new tag prefix to the current document.
You access the WebFormsReferenceManager services supplied by the designer host through the ReferenceManager property of a WebFormsRootDesigner implementation. The WebFormsRootDesigner implementation can be accessed in two ways:
Classes deriving from ControlDesigner can use the RootDesigner property to access a WebFormsRootDesigner implementation supplied by the designer host. The WebFormsReferenceManager implementation is supplied through the ReferenceManager property of RootDesigner property.
Other designer classes can access the WebFormsRootDesigner implementation by first obtaining the IDesignerHost services implementation through the designer component's Site, and then calling the GetDesigner method using the designer host RootComponent property.
NoteWebFormsReferenceManager replaces the obsolete interface IWebFormReferenceManager. Older designer hosts may only support the IWebFormReferenceManager interface implementation. Check that the WebFormsRootDesigner and WebFormsReferenceManager implementations supplied by the designer host are not nullptr to ensure the designer host implements the WebFormsRootDesigner and WebFormsReferenceManager classes.
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.

