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11/17/2011

ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> Class

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Creates instances of the specified part, with attached metadata.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.ComponentModel.Composition.ExportFactory<T>
System.ComponentModel.Composition.ExportFactory<T, TMetadata>

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class ExportFactory(Of T, TMetadata) _
    Inherits ExportFactory(Of T)

public class ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> : ExportFactory<T>

Type Parameters

T
The type of the created part.

TMetadata
The type of the created part's metadata.

The ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ExportFactory<T, TMetadata>	Initializes a new instance of the ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Metadata	Gets the metadata to be attached to the created parts.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateExport	Creates an instance of the factory's export. (Inherited from ExportFactory<T>.)
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	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	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	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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Remarks

ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> extends ExportFactory<T> to include a metadata object, in much the same way that Lazy<T, TMetadata> extends Lazy<T>. For more information, see ExportFactory<T> and Lazy<T>.

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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