Where has UserMode gone in .Net?

[Brian Kirk]

In VS 6 there was a UserMode property of the AmbientProperty that told you if you were executing in design mode or run-time. I cannot find this anywhere in .Net 2003. Can anyone tell me where it is or if there is a replacement

[Jeremy Williams]

"Brian Kirk" <Br********@Kaz-group.com> wrote in message
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In VS 6 there was a UserMode property of the AmbientProperty that told you

if you were executing in design mode or run-time. I cannot find this
anywhere in .Net 2003. Can anyone tell me where it is or if there is a
replacement

The DesignMode property of the System.ComponentModel.Component class is what
you need. All controls (including Forms) inherit directly or indirectly from
this class, so it should work in an form or control.

You need to be careful, though, because you cannot use it in the constructor
of your form or control. This is because the property is actually associated
with the ISite interface, and there is no Site for a control or form while
it is being created. You can accurately check the DesignMode property in the
Load event handler of the Form (or UserControl), so you will need to put
conditional logic there.

[Brian Kirk]

Thanks Jeremy, chased that up and it does what I neede

Regard

Brian