title: How to display datagridview rows and items in designtime
body: <p>I would like to display DataGridView rows during designmode/designtime. Is there a way to achieve this?</p>
  
  <p>I have tried using this function: <code>datagridview1.Rows.Add();</code> in the control's constructor but the rows and their items are displayed only in <em>runtime</em>.</p>
  
  <p>The reason why i need to display rows and their items in <em>designtime</em> is that i am customizing the appearance of the <em>datagridview control</em>. So each time i make changes like changing the <em>AlternatingRowColor, RowFont, etc</em> i will have to run the control to see the changes.</p>
  
  <p>This eats up time.</p>
  
  <p>If i could display all the rows in <em>designtime/designmode</em> then i would be able to see changes immediately as i make them which will save much time.</p>
  
  <p>I am customizing the appearance of the <em>Datagridview Control</em> in <em>Windows Forms</em> and I'm using <em>C#</em>.</p>
  
  <p>I am not defining the control in code but rather have <em>dragged-n-dropped</em> the control from the Controls Tab and onto a Winform.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>