Reference3.StrongName Property
Gets whether the reference is signed with a public/private key pair.
Namespace: VSLangProj80
Assembly: VSLangProj80 (in VSLangProj80.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
ReadOnly Property StrongName As Boolean
bool StrongName { get; }
property bool StrongName {
bool get ();
}
abstract StrongName : bool
function get StrongName () : boolean
Property Value
Type: System.Boolean
A boolean value indicating whether the reference is signed with a public/private key pair.
Implements
Remarks
The returned value depends on the reference type.
Reference Type |
Value Returned |
---|---|
Assembly |
True if the reference has a strong name. |
COM |
False; COM objects do not have strong names. |
Only assemblies with strong names may be placed in the global assembly cache. For more information on strong names and the global assembly cache, see Strong-Named Assemblies, Global Assembly Cache, and Working with Assemblies and the Global Assembly Cache.
Examples
This example adds an Assembly and a COM reference to an open Visual Basic or Visual C# project. It then determines if the assembly reference has a strong name. For the COM reference, StrongName is false. To run this example as an add-in, see How to: Compile and Run the Automation Object Model Code Examples.
The default paths for the added reference are: <installation root>\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\Primary Interop Assemblies for adodb.dll, and <installation root>\Program Files\Common Files\SpeechEngines\Microsoft for spcommon.dll. Replace <file path> in the example with these or other appropriate file paths.
Imports VSLangProj
Imports VSLangProj2
Imports VSLangProj80
Public Sub OnConnection(ByVal application As Object, _
ByVal connectMode As ext_ConnectMode, ByVal addInInst As Object, _
ByRef custom As Array) Implements IDTExtensibility2.OnConnection
applicationObject = CType(application, DTE2)
addInInstance = CType(addInInst, AddIn)
DisplayStrongNameValue(applicationObject)
End Sub
Sub DisplayStrongNameValue(ByVal dte As DTE2)
Dim aProject As Project
Dim aVSProject As VSProject2
aProject = applicationObject.Solution.Projects.Item(1)
aVSProject = _
CType(applicationObject.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object, _
VSProject2)
' Add an Assembly reference and display its strong name value.
Dim newRef As Reference3
' Replace the <file path> with an actual file path.
newRef = CType(aVSProject.References.Add("<file path>\adodb.dll"), _
Reference3)
MsgBox("Added an assembly reference, named: " & newRef.Name)
MsgBox("The StrongName value of " & newRef.Name & " is " _
& newRef.StrongName.ToString())
' Add a COM reference and display its strong name value.
' Replace <file path> with an actual file path.
newRef = CType(aVSProject.References.Add
("<file path>\spcommon.dll"), Reference3)
MsgBox("Added a COM reference, named: " & newRef.Name)
MsgBox("The StrongName value of " & newRef.Name & " is " _
& newRef.StrongName.ToString())
End Sub
using System.Windows.Forms;
using VSLangProj;
using VSLangProj2;
using VSLangProj80;
public void OnConnection(object application,
ext_ConnectMode connectMode, object addInInst, ref Array custom)
{
applicationObject = (DTE2)application;
addInInstance = (AddIn)addInInst;
DisplayStrongNameValue(((DTE2)applicationObject));
}
public void DisplayStrongNameValue(DTE2 dte)
{
// The first project is a Visual Basic or C# project.
VSProject2 vsProject =
((VSProject2)(applicationObject.Solution.Projects.Item(1).Object));
Reference3 aRef = null;
// Add an Assembly reference and display its strong name value.
' Replace the <file path> with an actual file path.
aRef = (Reference3)vsProject.References.Add(@"<file path>\adodb.dll");
MessageBox.Show("Added an Assembly reference, named: "
+ aRef.Name);
MessageBox.Show("The StrongName value of " + aRef.Name + " is "
+ aRef.StrongName.ToString());
// Add a COM reference and display its strong name value.
' Replace <file path> with an actual file path.
aRef = (Reference3)vsProject.References.Add
(@"<file path>\spcommon.dll");
MessageBox.Show("Added a COM reference named: " + aRef.Name);
MessageBox.Show("The StrongName value of " + aRef.Name + " is "
+ aRef.StrongName.ToString());
}
.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.