SPContext.IsDesignTime Property
Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether the Web request is operating in a design-time configuration.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property IsDesignTime As Boolean
Get
'Usage
Dim instance As SPContext
Dim value As Boolean
value = instance.IsDesignTime
public bool IsDesignTime { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
If the value is true, then the Web request is operating in a design-time configuration; otherwise, the value is false.
Remarks
Some Web Part objects that are used at run time are similar, but not identical to, design-time objects.