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copied!<p>I have a class declared as:</p> <pre><code> public class Foo<T> : Panel where T : Control, IFooNode , new() { ... } </code></pre> <p>I added it by hand to test it, but I will eventually need something that can be displayed in the Forms designer. The Forms designer doesn't like this, it says:</p> <pre> Could not find type 'FooTestNameSpace.Foo'. Please make sure that the assembly that contains this type is referenced. If this type is a part of your development project, make sure that the project has been successfully built. </pre> <p>Interestingly, I ALSO get a warning that is similar, but includes the generic type I used in my declaration of the variable. Warning is:</p> <pre>Could not find type 'FooTestNameSpace.Foo<FooTestNameSpace.FooNodeType>'. Please make sure that the assembly that contains this type is referenced. If this type is a part of your development project, make sure that the project has been successfully built.</pre> <p>The declaration in my simple Form1 class is:</p> <pre>private FooTestNameSpace.Foo myFoo;</pre> <p>(FooNodeType is really just a subclass of Label that has one auxiliary property not yet being used; it does implement IFooNode).</p> <p>So my question... With this type of set up, how can I get Foo to be displayed on the Forms designer, or at least get it to acknowledge that Foo is legit? Is there any Designer attribute that can handle this? I don't really care if my Foo control appears as an empty box, as long as it appears at all!</p>

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