FormDesignerControl Class
Definition
Surface hosting the WPF designer.
Inheritance
Implements
Syntax
[TemplatePart(Name = "PART_DesignContent", Type = typeof(ContentControl))]
[TemplatePart(Name = "PART_Zoom", Type = typeof(ZoomControl))]
public class FormDesignerControl : DesignSurfaceBase, IAnimatable, IFrameworkInputElement, IInputElement, ISupportInitialize, IQueryAmbient, IAddChild, INotifyPropertyChanged, IFormDesignerControl, IFormDesignerLoaderRemarks
Form Designer supports all common editing operations such as dragging, selecting and deleting components and controls; changing their size and z-order; aligning them horizontally or vertically; and copying and pasting controls. Like Visual Studio WPF Form Designer, it serializes its content into XAML source.
Here are some of the essential features provided by the FormDesigner:
- Placing controls on the design surface and arranging them.
- Save/load forms being designed.
- Write event handlers code and run the designed form.
The DesignerCommands property provides an interface to Form Designer commands, such as Copy/Paste, Undo/Redo, Aligning and Arranging controls, etc.
The SelectedItems property contains a list of selected components or controls.
Constructors
| FormDesignerControl() | Initializes a new instance of the |
Properties
| AutoAddComponentAssemblyReferences | Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether designer should automatically try to add assembly references after a control is added. |
| AutoSaveToSource | Gets or sets a boolean value indicating whether designer should automatically translate changes to the source upon every change. |
| ControlManipulationOptions | |
| CurrentTool | Gets or sets the currently selected tool |
| DesignerCommands | Represents a collection of standard designer commands like selecting, copying, pasting, moving and resizing controls. |
| IsBeingLoaded | |
| IsModified | Indicates if the designer content was modified. |
| IsSmartDiffCodeSerializationRequired | Gets or sets method used to identify whether |
| ReferencedAssemblies | Gets collection of assemblies where the controls and components used on the form being designed are declared. |
| SelectedItems | Contains list of selected DesignItem. |
| ServiceProvider | Provides custom support to other objects. |
| Source | Gets or sets form designer Source. |
Methods
| CanCancelSelectedTool() | |
| CancelSelectedTool() | |
| CanCopyOrCut() | Indicates whether selected items can be copied or cut. |
| CanDelete() | Indicates whether selected items can be deleted. |
| CanPaste() | Indicates whether clibpoard contains controls that can be pasted to the designer |
| CanRedo() | Indicating whether the redo operation can be performed. |
| CanSelectAll() | Indicating whether the SelectAll operation can be performed. |
| CanUndo() | Indicating whether the undo operation can be performed. |
| Copy() | Copies selected items content. |
| CreateEventHandlerService() | |
| CreateResourceResolutionService() | |
| Cut() | Cuts selected items content. |
| Delete() | Deletes selected items. |
| Descendants(DesignItem) | Returns list child DesignItem objects. |
| DescendantsAndSelf(DesignItem) | |
| GetDefaultXamlLoadSettings() | |
| InitializeDesigner(DesignContext) | |
| LoadDesigner(String) | Initializes the designer content from the specified xaml string. |
| LoadDesigner(XmlReader, XamlLoadSettings) | Initializes the designer content from the specified XmlReader. |
| LoadDesignerFromFile(String) | Initializes the designer content from the specified xaml file name. |
| OnApplyTemplate() | Is invoked whenever application code or internal processes call System.Windows.FrameworkElement.ApplyTemplate. |
| OnPreviewMouseLeftButtonDown(MouseButtonEventArgs) | |
| Paste() | Pastes selected items content. |
| Redo() | Executes redo command. |
| Reload() | Reloads form to be designed from the source. |
| Save() | Translates changes made in the designer to the source. |
| Save(StringBuilder) | Serializes designer to C# or Visual Basic file. |
| ScrollIntoView(DesignItem) | Scrolls the specified child control into view on an auto-scroll enabled control. |
| SelectAll() | Selects all controls on design surface. |
| TryAddComponentAssemblyReferences(Type) | |
| Undo() | Executes redo command. |
| UnloadDesigner() | Unloads the designer content. |
| UnselectAll() | Deselects all control on design surface. |
Events
| DesignedContentChanged | Occurs when user modifies any aspect of the control being designed. |
| NavigateToUserMethodRequested | Occurs when form designer is requested to navigate to the event handler. For example, when user double clicks on the control. |
| ReferencedAssembliesChanged | |
| SelectionChanged | Occurs when user selects different control in the designer. |
| ShowPropertiesRequested | Occurs when user request to open Property Window. |
| SourceChanged | Occurs when designer's source was changed. |