DesignerProperties Class
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Provides attached properties that can be used to communicate with a designer.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.ComponentModel.DesignerProperties
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
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Public NotInheritable Class DesignerProperties
public static class DesignerProperties
The DesignerProperties type exposes the following members.
Properties
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IsInDesignTool | Gets a value that indicates whether the element is running in the context of a designer. |
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RefreshOnlyXmlnsDefinitionsOnAssemblyReplace | Gets or sets a value that indicates whether all the metadata associated with an assembly or just the xmlns namespace definitions should be refreshed in the designer when an assembly is recompiled. |
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Attached Properties
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IsInDesignMode | Gets or sets whether a DependencyObject is running in the context of a designer. |
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Methods
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GetIsInDesignMode | Gets the value of the IsInDesignMode attached property for the specified UIElement. |
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SetIsInDesignMode | Sets the value of the IsInDesignMode attached property to a specified element. |
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Remarks
The DesignerProperties class provides attached properties that can be used to query the state of a control when it is running in a designer. Designer tools will set values for properties on objects that are running in the designer.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.