ServiceProvider.GetService Method (Type)

Retrieves a service of the specified type.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetService ( _
    serviceType As Type _
) As Object

public virtual Object GetService(
    Type serviceType
)

public:
virtual Object^ GetService(
    Type^ serviceType
)

abstract GetService : 
        serviceType:Type -> Object  
override GetService : 
        serviceType:Type -> Object

public function GetService(
    serviceType : Type
) : Object

Parameters

• serviceType
  Type: System.Type

  The service type.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
Returns the service of the specified type, or returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no service is found.

Implements

IServiceProvider.GetService(Type)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The serviceType parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method creates the service through a previously specified callback, returns the existing service, or gets the service through a parent service. If this method is not able to obtain the service, it calls the parent service provider, if one exists.

.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

ServiceProvider Class

GetService Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework Namespace