How Do I Detect Design-Time Vs Run-Time in a .NET Control?

When you're designing custom controls in Visual Studio .NET, you'll often need to distinguish between design-time and run-time. You could, for example, load a static image, or create a made-up DataSource at design-time while you use a real image or DataSource at run-time. The following snippet allows you to determine whether you're currently in design-time or not. 
if (this.Site != null && this.Site.DesignMode == true)
{
  // Design Mode
}
else
{
  // Run-time
}

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Written by Imar Spaanjaars
Date Posted 05/04/2004 22:31
Date Last Updated 05/08/2004 13:58
Date Last Reviewed 08/06/2006 16:19
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