Abstract UserControl inheritance in Visual Studio designer

Question

abstract class CustomControl : UserControl 
{
    protected abstract int DoStuff();
}

class DetailControl : CustomControl
{
    protected override int DoStuff()
            


        

Answer 1

You can use a TypeDescriptionProviderAttribute to provide a concrete design-time implementation for your abstract base class. See http://wonkitect.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/using-visual-studio-whidbey-to-design-abstract-forms/ for details.