DesignerLoader Class

Definition

Provides a basic designer loader interface that can be used to implement a custom designer loader.

public ref class DesignerLoader abstract
public abstract class DesignerLoader
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public abstract class DesignerLoader
type DesignerLoader = class
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type DesignerLoader = class
Public MustInherit Class DesignerLoader
Inheritance
DesignerLoader
Derived
Attributes

Remarks

DesignerLoader can be implemented to support custom loading of a designer and designer components. A designer loader is also responsible for writing changes to an open document back to the storage the loader used when loading the document after the Flush method is called.

By default, the Visual Studio development environment creates its own variety of DesignerLoader that can load basic designer projects. To create a custom designer loader, you must inherit from and implement the abstract DesignerLoader class. You cannot directly instantiate DesignerLoader, as it has no public constructor.

When BeginLoad is invoked, the designer loader loads the design document, displays the designer surface using the IDesignerHost interface, and calls EndLoad on the IDesignerLoaderHost interface when done. The IDesignerLoaderHost implementation is usually the same class that implements IDesignerHost.

Constructors

DesignerLoader()

Initializes a new instance of the DesignerLoader class.

Properties

Loading

Gets a value indicating whether the loader is currently loading a document.

Methods

BeginLoad(IDesignerLoaderHost)

Begins loading a designer.

Dispose()

Releases all resources used by the DesignerLoader.

Equals(Object)

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

(Inherited from Object)
Flush()

Writes cached changes to the location that the designer was loaded from.

GetHashCode()

Serves as the default hash function.

(Inherited from Object)
GetType()

Gets the Type of the current instance.

(Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

(Inherited from Object)
ToString()

Returns a string that represents the current object.

(Inherited from Object)

Applies to