VsShellUtilities.IsVisualStudioInDesignMode Method

Determines whether Visual Studio is in design mode (as opposed to run mode or debug mode).

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function IsVisualStudioInDesignMode ( _
    serviceProvider As IServiceProvider _
) As Boolean

public static bool IsVisualStudioInDesignMode(
    IServiceProvider serviceProvider
)

public:
static bool IsVisualStudioInDesignMode(
    IServiceProvider^ serviceProvider
)

static member IsVisualStudioInDesignMode : 
        serviceProvider:IServiceProvider -> bool

public static function IsVisualStudioInDesignMode(
    serviceProvider : IServiceProvider
) : boolean

Parameters

• serviceProvider
  Type: IServiceProvider

  IServiceProvider.

Return Value

Type: Boolean
true if Visual Studio is in design mode; otherwise, false.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

VsShellUtilities Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace