System.Windows.Forms.Design.ControlDesigner.CanBeParentedTo Method

Indicates if this designer's control can be parented by the control of the specified designer.

Syntax

public virtual bool CanBeParentedTo (System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesigner parentDesigner)

Parameters

parentDesigner
The System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesigner that manages the control to check.

Returns

true if the control managed by the specified designer can parent the control managed by this designer; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method is useful for testing whether a control can be parented by a particular type of parent. For example, System.Windows.Forms.TabPage controls can only be parented by System.Windows.Forms.TabControl controls.

Note:

This method is not called when an item is dragged from the Toolbox onto the design surface.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms.Design
Assembly: System.Design (in System.Design.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0