ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute Class
Describes the assemblies that the IConfigureToolboxItem class supports.
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.Attribute
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited := True, AllowMultiple := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute _
Inherits Attribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, Inherited = true, AllowMultiple = true)]
public sealed class ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute : Attribute
The ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
Name | Description | |
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ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute | Creates a new instance of a ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute object with the specified assembly name. |
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Properties
Name | Description | |
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AssemblyFilter | Gets the full assembly specification of the filter. | |
TypeId | When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Methods
Name | Description | |
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Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | |
IsDefaultAttribute | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Explicit Interface Implementations
Name | Description | |
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_Attribute.GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
_Attribute.GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
_Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) | |
_Attribute.Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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Remarks
An IConfigureToolboxItem must be contained in a VSPackage.
The ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute attributes are applied to a IConfigureToolboxItem in order to specify which ToolboxItem objects are configured by the IConfigureToolboxItem object.
A IConfigureToolboxItem class filters these assemblies on the basis of the parent assembly of the ToolboxItem class. This parent assembly is specified in the constructor ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute, which is used to create a given instance of ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute applied to that IConfigureToolboxItem object.
When specifying an assembly:
The ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute specifies the full assembly identification, including a simple name, a version number, a cryptographic key pair, and a supported culture. For more information on assembly identification, see AssemblyName. The * character in a specification is interpreted as a wildcard.
The assembly name is set through the solution properties dialog.
Examples
The example below registers the ToolboxConfig class as providing configuration support for all ToolboxItem classes in all assemblies that have a name beginning with Vsip.
[ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute("Vsip.*, Version=*, Culture=*, PublicKeyToken=*")]
public sealed class ToolboxConfig : IConfigureToolboxItem
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
See Also
Reference
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace
ProvideAssemblyFilterAttribute