Question

In creating my own custom ParentControlDesigner, my public override void Initialize( IComponent component ) processes these interfaces for working with the designer window

  ISelectionService service = (ISelectionService)this.GetService( typeof( ISelectionService ) );
  if ( service != null )
    service.SelectionChanged += new EventHandler( this.OnSelectionChanged );

  IComponentChangeService service2 = (IComponentChangeService)this.GetService( typeof( IComponentChangeService ) );
  if ( service2 != null )
    service2.ComponentChanged += new ComponentChangedEventHandler( this.OnComponentChanged );

I was wondering if someone knew any classes that implemented the ISelectionService and IComponentChangeService. I want to see how they are built and possibly referenced. In googling ISelectionService, I got a number of linked to either a definition or the Initialization implementation but no links to a class that actually implements ISelectionService.

Answer 1

Here are two good articles on how to host the Visual Studio forms designer in your own application. These may give you the information you need.

• On MSDN
• On DivElements