C#

public void RunTimeOnlyMethod()
{
    if (LicenseManager.UsageMode == LicenseUsageMode.Designtime)
        return;

    // The rest of the code
}

Gilbert Consellado wrote:

Is there a way to prevent a method from execution if it is in design time

public ctrl_information()
    {
    InitializeComponent();
    if (!DesignMode)
        {
        SomeMethod();
        }
    //Other code
    }

public ctrl_patient_information()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            InitializeControl();
        }

        public void InitializeControl()
        {
            Patient = Patient ?? new Patient();
            PatientContact = Patient.GetPatientContact();
            PatientImage = new Patient.PatientImage(Patient);
            pictureedit_patient.Image = PatientImage.GetPatientImage();

            PopulateCombos();
            InitValidation();

            Patient.PropertyChanged += Patient_PropertyChanged;
            InitControlBinding();
        }

		private void PopulateCombos()
		{
			combo_titles.Properties.Items.AddRange(new PatientTitle[] { PatientTitle.MR, PatientTitle.MS });
			combo_titles.SelectedIndex = -1;
			combo_titles.Select();

			combo_gender.Properties.Items.AddRange(new Gender[] { Gender.Male, Gender.Female });
			combo_gender.SelectedIndex = -1;

			combo_religion.Properties.Items.AddRange(Religion.GetReligions(false));// the problem start here
			combo_religion.Leave += Religion.ValidateControlReligionItem;

			combo_marital_status.Properties.Items.AddRange(
					new MaritalStatus[]
					{
						MaritalStatus.Single,
						MaritalStatus.Married,
						MaritalStatus.Widow,
						MaritalStatus.Seperated
					}
				);
		}

Religion.GetReligions(false)

public static BindingList<Religion> GetReligions(bool reset)
{
    if (!reset && _bindingListItem.Count > 0) return _bindingListItem;
    DisableRaiseChangedEvent();
    _bindingListItem.Clear();
    _bindingListItemPointer.Clear();

    var ms = new MySQLSelect("SELECT * FROM `tbl_religion` WHERE `tracked_id` = @tid");
    ms.AddParamWithValue("tid", HIMSHelper.TrackedID);
    foreach (var item in ms.DataReader())
    {
        var r = new Religion()
        {
            ID = item[0].ToInt(),
            ReligionName = item[2].ToString()
        };
        _bindingListItem.Add(r);
        _bindingListItemPointer.Add(r.ID, r);
    }
    EnableRaiseChangedEvent();
    return _bindingListItem;
}

if (LicenseManager.UsageMode == LicenseUsageMode.Designtime)) return;

InitializeControl()

public void InitializeControl()
{
    if (!DesignMode)
    {
        Patient = Patient ?? new Patient();
        PatientContact = Patient.GetPatientContact();
        PatientImage = new Patient.PatientImage(Patient);
        pictureedit_patient.Image = PatientImage.GetPatientImage();

        PopulateCombos();
        InitValidation();

        Patient.PropertyChanged += Patient_PropertyChanged;
        InitControlBinding();
    }
}

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

The variable 'ctrl_patient_information' is either undeclared or was never assigned.

public ctrl_information()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        #if(!DEBUG)
        if (LicenseManager.UsageMode == LicenseUsageMode.Designtime)) return;
        #endif

        SomeMethod();
        //Other code
    }

public abstract class Base
{
    public Base()
    {
        location = new Point();
    }

    public abstract void Paint(Graphics g);

    public string ShapeName { get; protected set; }

    private Point location;
    public Point Location
    {
        get
        {
            return location;
        }
        set
        {
            location = value;
        }
    }

    private Size size;
    public Size Size
    {
        get
        {
            return size;
        }
        set
        {
            size = value;
        }
    }


    public int X
    {
        get
        {
            return location.X;
        }
        set
        {
            location.X = value;
        }
    }
}

public class Square : Base
{
    public Square(Point location, Size size)
        : base()
    {
        ShapeName = "Square";
        Location = location;
        Size = size;
    }

    public override void Paint(Graphics g)
    {
        // Implement the way to draw a square
    }
}

List<Base> shapes = new List<Base>();
shapes.Add(new Square(new Point(), new Size(30, 30)));
shapes[0].X = 10;