How to hide the inner controls of a UserControl in the Designer?

Question

I have a UserControl that contains a DropDownList and an ObjectDataSource. That control is used in the markup of my MasterPage.

In the Designer of a ContentPage that

Answer 1

I'm not very familiar with WebForms but the BrowsableAttribute might be what you are looking for. Also look at the DesignTimeVisibleAttribute.

The System.ComponentModel namespace has a number of other attributes that may do what you need.