# C1.Design.DTE.Initialize

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<h1 id="C1_Design_DTE_Initialize_" data-uid="C1.Design.DTE.Initialize*">Initialize Method
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<h4 id="C1_Design_DTE_Initialize_System_IServiceProvider_C1_Design_DTE__" data-uid="C1.Design.DTE.Initialize(System.IServiceProvider,C1.Design.DTE@)">Initialize(IServiceProvider, ref DTE)</h4>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static bool Initialize(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ref DTE dte)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function Initialize(serviceProvider As IServiceProvider, ByRef dte As DTE) As Boolean</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.iserviceprovider">IServiceProvider</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">serviceProvider</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Design.DTE.html">DTE</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dte</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
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<h4 id="C1_Design_DTE_Initialize_System_ComponentModel_Design_ComponentDesigner_C1_Design_DTE__" data-uid="C1.Design.DTE.Initialize(System.ComponentModel.Design.ComponentDesigner,C1.Design.DTE@)">Initialize(ComponentDesigner, ref DTE)</h4>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static bool Initialize(ComponentDesigner componentDesigner, ref DTE dte)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Shared Function Initialize(componentDesigner As ComponentDesigner, ByRef dte As DTE) As Boolean</code></pre>
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      <th>Type</th>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.componentmodel.design.componentdesigner">ComponentDesigner</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">componentDesigner</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="C1.Design.DTE.html">DTE</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">dte</span></td>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.boolean">bool</a></td>
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