Detect Design Time Mode in WPF

bool designTime = System.ComponentModel.DesignerProperties.GetIsInDesignMode(
    new DependencyObject());

dim designTime as Boolean = DesignerProperties.GetIsInDesignMode(
    New DependencyObject)

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