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1 //
2 // System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost.cs
3 //
4 // Authors:
5 // Alejandro Sánchez Acosta <raciel@es.gnu.org>
6 // Andreas Nahr (ClassDevelopment@A-SoftTech.com)
7 //
8 // (C) Alejandro Sánchez Acosta
9 // (C) 2003 Andreas Nahr
10 //
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33 using System.ComponentModel;
34 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
36 namespace System.ComponentModel.Design
38 [ComVisible(true)]
39 public interface IDesignerHost : IServiceContainer, IServiceProvider
41 IContainer Container {get;}
43 bool InTransaction {get;}
45 bool Loading {get;}
47 IComponent RootComponent {get;}
49 string RootComponentClassName {get;}
51 string TransactionDescription {get;}
53 void Activate();
55 IComponent CreateComponent (Type componentClass);
57 IComponent CreateComponent (Type componentClass, string name);
59 DesignerTransaction CreateTransaction ();
61 DesignerTransaction CreateTransaction (string description);
63 void DestroyComponent (IComponent component);
65 IDesigner GetDesigner (IComponent component);
67 Type GetType (string typeName);
69 event EventHandler Activated;
71 event EventHandler Deactivated;
73 event EventHandler LoadComplete;
75 event DesignerTransactionCloseEventHandler TransactionClosed;
77 event DesignerTransactionCloseEventHandler TransactionClosing;
79 event EventHandler TransactionOpened;
81 event EventHandler TransactionOpening;