DesignTimeVisibleAttribute Class
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DesignTimeVisibleAttribute marks a control's visibility. If Yes is present, a visual designer can show this control on a designer.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
System.ComponentModel.DesignTimeVisibleAttribute
Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class Or AttributeTargets.Interface)> _
Public NotInheritable Class DesignTimeVisibleAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class|AttributeTargets.Interface)]
public sealed class DesignTimeVisibleAttribute : Attribute
The DesignTimeVisibleAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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DesignTimeVisibleAttribute() | Creates a new DesignTimeVisibleAttribute set to the default value of false. | |
DesignTimeVisibleAttribute(Boolean) | Creates a new DesignTimeVisibleAttribute with the Visible property set to the given value in visible. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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Visible | Gets or sets whether the control should be shown at design time. |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals | Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Overrides Attribute.Equals(Object).) | |
Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | |
GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Overrides Attribute.GetHashCode().) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Fields
Name | Description | |
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Default | The default visibility which is Yes. | |
No | Marks a control as not visible in a visual designer. | |
Yes | Marks a control as visible in a visual designer. |
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Remarks
The DesignTimeVisibleAttribute is a hint to the Designer. The Designer will ignore this attribute for controls that have a UI presence. It can only be applied to classes.
The DesignTimeVisibleAttribute is most useful when you have a control that accepts child controls.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
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.