Design Constant?

[JDYoder]

Is there a constant I can refer to in VB.NET that will tell me whether the code is being run from an executable or thru the designer?

[michael_hk]

Do you mean the difference of

1. Press F5 in VS.NET

2. Double-click the .exe

??

[JDYoder]

Yep. Sorry if that wasn't clear.

[Nerseus]

Each class deriving from Component gets a DesignMode property. A form or control should have this.

 

For example, in Form_Load:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
if(!this.DesignMode)
{
	// Put some code here when running "for real"
}
else
{
	// Put code here for Design mode.
	// This is when showing the form in the designer
}
}

 

-ner

[penfold69]

If System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached = True Then