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11/18/2011

ImportManyAttribute Class

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Specifies that a property, field, or parameter should be populated with all matching exports by the CompositionContainer.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Attribute
System.ComponentModel.Composition.ImportManyAttribute

Namespace: System.ComponentModel.Composition
Assembly: System.ComponentModel.Composition (in System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property Or AttributeTargets.Field Or AttributeTargets.Parameter, AllowMultiple := False,  _
    Inherited := False)> _
Public Class ImportManyAttribute _
    Inherits Attribute

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Property|AttributeTargets.Field|AttributeTargets.Parameter, AllowMultiple = false, 
    Inherited = false)]
public class ImportManyAttribute : Attribute

The ImportManyAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ImportManyAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the ImportManyAttribute class, importing the set of exports with the default contract name.
	ImportManyAttribute(String)	Initializes a new instance of the ImportManyAttribute class, importing the set of exports with the specified contract name.
	ImportManyAttribute(Type)	Initializes a new instance of the ImportManyAttribute class, importing the set of exports with the contract name derived from the specified type.
	ImportManyAttribute(String, Type)	Initializes a new instance of the ImportManyAttribute class, importing the set of exports with the specified contract name and contract type.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	AllowRecomposition	Gets or sets a value indicating whether the decorated property or field will be recomposed when exports that provide the matching contract change.
	ContractName	Gets the contract name of the exports to import.
	ContractType	Gets the contract type of the export to import.
	RequiredCreationPolicy	Gets or sets a value that indicates that the importer requires a specific CreationPolicy for the exports used to satisfy this import.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Match	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.

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