Design-Mode WebControls

[Mythran]

I have a couple of custom web controls that are on the toolbox. I would
like to make it so these, we placed on a form, do not appear on the form.
They do not write any client-side script so I don't want them visible on the
page at design-time. What I want is sorta like what the OleDbDataAdapter
control does (under the Data tab on the toolbox). Basically, I would like
them placed on some sort of panel that is not part of the page...but still
be compiled (basically, these control server-side code such as security).
The properties should still be modifyable so there has to be something...

Thanks in advance,
Mythran

 

[Victor Garcia Aprea [MVP]]

Hi Mythran,

It seems like you're looking for a component and not a webcontrol... Take a
look at the Component class.

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[Mythran]

I saw after I posted but hoped to get more insight on it.

Problem with the component is ViewState. I want "most" if not all the
properties and methods of the same webcontrol that we wrote (the
properties/methods of the base web control such as ViewState, Page, et
cetera) on the component...I just do not want it on the page, I want it
where the Components usually go.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
Mythran