Control.DesignMode Property
Definition
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Gets a value indicating whether a control is being used on a design surface.
protected public:
property bool DesignMode { bool get(); };
protected internal bool DesignMode { get; }
member this.DesignMode : bool
Protected Friend ReadOnly Property DesignMode As Boolean
Property Value
true
if the control is being used in a designer; otherwise, false
.
Remarks
The DesignMode property returns true
to indicate that the control is being used in the context of a designer. Your custom controls can use this property when design-time behavior is different than run-time behavior.