CA1410: COM registration methods should be matched
Applies to: Visual Studio Visual Studio for Mac
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Item | Value |
---|---|
RuleId | CA1410 |
Category | Microsoft.Interoperability |
Breaking change | Non-breaking |
Cause
A type declares a method that is marked with the System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComRegisterFunctionAttribute attribute but does not declare a method that is marked with the System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute attribute, or vice versa.
Rule description
For Component Object Model (COM) clients to create a .NET type, the type must first be registered. If it is available, a method that is marked with the ComRegisterFunctionAttribute attribute is called during the registration process to run user-specified code. A corresponding method that is marked with the ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute attribute is called during the unregistration process to reverse the operations of the registration method.
How to fix violations
To fix a violation of this rule, add the corresponding registration or unregistration method.
When to suppress warnings
Do not suppress a warning from this rule.
Example
The following example shows a type that violates the rule. The commented code shows the fix for the violation.
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
[assembly: ComVisible(true)]
namespace InteroperabilityLibrary
{
public class ClassToRegister
{
}
public class ComRegistration
{
[ComRegisterFunction]
internal static void RegisterFunction(Type typeToRegister) {}
// [ComUnregisterFunction]
// internal static void UnregisterFunction(Type typeToRegister) {}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
<Assembly: ComVisibleAttribute(True)>
Namespace InteroperabilityLibrary
Public Class ClassToRegister
End Class
Public Class ComRegistration
<ComRegisterFunctionAttribute> _
Friend Shared Sub RegisterFunction(typeToRegister As Type)
End Sub
' <ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute> _
' Friend Shared Sub UnregisterFunction(typeToRegister As Type)
' End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
Related rules
CA1411: COM registration methods should not be visible