.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell

Name

DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute

Synopsis

Some properties may be visible in the designer, but should not be serialized. Alternatively, you may need to serialize the Content of the property rather than its value (as might be the case with a collection class). In these circumstances, you should adorn the property with this attribute.

The standard visibility options are presented through the static Content, Hidden, and Visible members. The default is Visible. You can also determine the Visibility encapsulated in the attribute.

public sealed class DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute : Attribute {

// Public Constructors

   public DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute(DesignerSerializationVisibility visibility);

// Public Static Fields

   public static readonly DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute Content;  // =System.ComponentModel.DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute

   public static readonly DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute Default;  // =System.ComponentModel.DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute

   public static readonly DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute Hidden;  // =System.ComponentModel.DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute

   public static readonly DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute Visible;  // =System.ComponentModel.DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute

                  // Public Instance Properties

   public DesignerSerializationVisibility Visibility{get; }

// Public Instance Methods

   public override bool Equals(object obj);  // overrides Attribute public override ...