>I just discovered the hard way that the Visual Studio designer for forms
>and controls does not support generics.
>
> I created the following controls:
>
> Base Class:
> public partial class CtlDataGrid<CollectionClass, InfoClass> : CtlBase
> where CollectionClass : BaseCollection<InfoClass>
> where InfoClass : BaseInfo
> {
>
> Primary Class:
> public partial class CtlConsultantDatabase :
> CtlDataGrid<ConsultantCollection, ConsultantInfo>
>
> Everything works fine...the application compiles and runs fine, but when I
> attempt to open the primary control in the designer, I get an error that
> says the base control cannot be built.
>
> Is there a work-around for this problem? Is there a plan to support
> generics with forms and controls in the future?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chuck Cobb
>
>

"A.Cicak" <ovca@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uApvHFRYGHA.3868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Yeah, its big problem, we have to take completely different approach (much
> worse) because of this. I tried "hack" by renaming base classes whenever I
> want to go to design but it is just not worth the effort (although "worth"
> here means a lot). Did anyone got response from MS, is there
> some workaround for this?
>
>