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Simple databinding with XML - A GUI for configuration files

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This article is about using simple databinding on XML documents by using strongly typed XML documents generated at runtime, taking advantage of System.Reflection.Emit and MSIL.
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Reflection;

namespace XmlBindingManager 
{
	internal class XmlBindingManagerDesigner : ComponentDesigner
	{
		#region Implementation

		public override void Initialize(IComponent component)
		{
			base.Initialize (component);
			_mgr = component as XmlBindingManager;
		}

		public override DesignerVerbCollection Verbs
		{
			get
			{
				DesignerVerbCollection verbs = new DesignerVerbCollection();
				DesignerVerb formbuilderVerb = new DesignerVerb("Build form", new EventHandler(FormBuilderClicked));
				verbs.Add(formbuilderVerb);
				return verbs;
			}
		}

		#endregion

		#region Event Handler

		private void FormBuilderClicked(object sender, EventArgs args) 
		{
		}

		#endregion

		#region Fields

		private XmlBindingManager _mgr;

		#endregion
	}
}

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