Package.GetGlobalService Method

Gets a service proffered globally by Visual Studio or one of its packages. This is the same as calling GetService() on an instance of a package that proffers no services itself.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetGlobalService ( _
    serviceType As Type _
) As Object

public static Object GetGlobalService(
    Type serviceType
)

public:
static Object^ GetGlobalService(
    Type^ serviceType
)

static member GetGlobalService : 
        serviceType:Type -> Object

public static function GetGlobalService(
    serviceType : Type
) : Object

Parameters

• serviceType
  Type: Type

  The type of the service requested.

Return Value

Type: Object
The service being requested if available, otherwise null.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

Package Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace