Property AutoSaveToSource

Namespace

Alternet.FormDesigner.WinForms

Assembly

Alternet.FormDesigner.v9.dll

AutoSaveToSource

Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether designer should automatically translate changes to the source upon every change.

public bool AutoSaveToSource { get; set; }

Property Value

bool

Examples

Here is how to use a AutoSaveToSource in the C# code:

using Alternet.FormDesigner.WinForms;
using System;

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var formDesigner = new FormDesignerControl();
        formDesigner.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
        formDesigner.Parent = this;
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = false;
        formDesigner.DesignedContentChanged += Designer_DesignedContentChanged;
    }

    private void Designer_DesignedContentChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var designer = sender as FormDesignerControl;
        if (designer != null)
        {
            designer.Save();
        }
    }
}

Here is how to use a AutoSaveToSource in the Visual Basic code:

Imports Alternet.FormDesigner.WinForms
Imports System

Partial Public Class Form1
    Inherits Form

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim formDesigner = New FormDesignerControl()
        formDesigner.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
        formDesigner.Parent = Me
        formDesigner.AutoSaveToSource = False
        AddHandler formDesigner.DesignedContentChanged, AddressOf Designer_DesignedContentChanged
    End Sub

    Private Sub Designer_DesignedContentChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim designer = TryCast(sender, FormDesignerControl)

        If designer IsNot Nothing Then
            designer.Save()
        End If
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

When this property value is false, the changes need to be written to the underlying source using the Save method.