design-time-data

Equivalent for TypeConverters for tags within property element tags?

Scenario: I'm trying to build my DataContext object tree for use as design time data. Great, awesome. Issue: I have a few types, some I control and some (such as DataRowView) that I don't, which cannot be simply new-ed up. I need some way to create instances of these types for use in my models. What I'd love is an equivalent of t...

Design time data in WPF / Silverlight - how to use wrapper classes correctly?

Hi, I am facing a problem of "design time support" best practices. I am using PRISM, and my objects are created by a DI container. Lets assume the following simple scenario: I have an object workflow. This workflow has several properties, and there is a WorkflowProvider which provides a list of workflows. If I design the ListView I do...