How to implement a Complex UserControl Designer

[Administrator]

I want to Implement a designer for a complex control (it has several inner panels),the problem with the existing designers is that I cant place controls on my inner panels if this control is placed on a form.

[Prakash S]

If you just want to add controls to the UserControl, then all you have to do is replace the UserControl's default designer with a ParentControlDesigner. However, if your intention is to add controls onto the constituent controls of the UserControl, then I doubt whether this is possible without an extensively customized designer as the designerhost is aware only of the UserControl and not it's constituents.

(You might want to double-check this on Mircrosoft's Windows Forms forum)

Prakash

[Administrator]

> If you just want to add controls to the UserControl, then all you have to do is replace the UserControl's default designer with a ParentControlDesigner. However, if your intention is to add controls onto the constituent controls of the UserControl, then I doubt whether this is possible without an extensively customized designer as the designerhost is aware only of the UserControl and not it's constituents.
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> (You might want to double-check this on Mircrosoft's Windows Forms forum)
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> Prakash
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My intention is to add controls onto the constituent controls !
any clue ?