What are the equivalents for DesignTimeVisibleAttribute and ToolBoxItemAttribute in WP7?

Question

We can use those two attributes to show/hide a certain control in design time, but the WP7's FCL does not include them.

What is the alternative solution?

Thanks

In short terms: how to hide a WP7 custom control from the toolbox of Visual Studio??

Not sure if this is the answer you're looking for, or you have to use attributes, but you can simply click on the `Hide` icon next to your control in the `Objects and Timeline` window. `DesignTimeVisibleAttribute` is a SL4 feature. — keyboardP, Jun 14 '11 at 02:42
thanks, but I need to hide it in the designer of Visual Studio. — Cui Pengfei 崔鹏飞, Jun 14 '11 at 02:47

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 14 '11 at 06:11

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You could try putting this code in the constructor of your custom control:

if (DesignerProperties.IsInDesignTool)
{
    this.Visibility = Visibility.Hidden;
}

answered Jun 14 '11 at 06:11

Richard Szalay

thanks. I should have made it clearer, sorry. I meant to hide it in the "Tool Box Window" of Visual Studio. – Cui Pengfei 崔鹏飞 Jun 14 '11 at 12:45

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 21 '11 at 00:03

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IProvideAttributeTable

AttributeTableBuilder

ProvideMetadataAttribute

Just search for these three classes, that's how I fixed it.

answered Jun 21 '11 at 00:03

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