IClassificationType Interface

The logical classification type of a span of text.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Logic (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Logic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Interface IClassificationType

public interface IClassificationType

public interface class IClassificationType

type IClassificationType =  interface end

public interface IClassificationType

The IClassificationType type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	BaseTypes	Gets the classification types from which the current IClassificationType is derived.
	Classification	Gets the name of the classification type.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	IsOfType	Determines whether the current IClassificationType derives from the classification type named type.

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Remarks

All classification types are identified by a unique name.

The IClassificationTypeRegistryService can return an IClassificationType object from this unique name in order to allow clients to access additional information.

Classification types can multiply inherit by stacking ClassificationTypeAttribute attributes.

For more information about classification, see the section "Extending Classification Types and Classification Formats" in Editor Extension Points.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification Namespace