Factory Interface

Provides methods you can use to perform miscellaneous tasks in a document-level customization, such as creating Ribbon controls at run time and adding smart tags to worksheets.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)> _
<GuidAttribute("71A6F4AE-FF75-472B-8E1C-47F913AA9F3F")> _
Public Interface Factory

[InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[GuidAttribute("71A6F4AE-FF75-472B-8E1C-47F913AA9F3F")]
public interface Factory

The Factory type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateAction	Creates a Action object that represents an action for a smart tag.
	CreateActionsPane	Infrastructure.
	CreateChart	Infrastructure.
	CreateChartSheet	Infrastructure.
	CreateControlSite	Infrastructure.
	CreateListObject	Infrastructure.
	CreateNamedRange	Infrastructure.
	CreateSmartTag	Creates a SmartTag object that represents a smart tag on a worksheet.
	CreateWorkbook	Infrastructure.
	CreateWorksheet	Infrastructure.
	CreateXmlMappedRange	Infrastructure.
	GetRibbonFactory	Returns an object that you can use to create Ribbon controls at run time.
	GetVstoObject(_Workbook)	Returns a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Workbook host item that extends the functionality of the specified native workbook object.
	GetVstoObject(_Worksheet)	Returns a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Worksheet host item that extends the functionality of the specified native workbook object.
	GetVstoObject(ListObject)	Returns a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.ListObject that extends the functionality of the specified native list object.
	HasVstoObject(_Workbook)	Returns a value that indicates whether a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Workbook host item exists for the specified Excel workbook object.
	HasVstoObject(_Worksheet)	Returns a value that indicates whether a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Worksheet host item exists for the specified Excel worksheet object.
	HasVstoObject(ListObject)	Returns a value that indicates whether a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.ListObject exists for the specified native list object.

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Remarks

To get a Factory object, use the Globals.Factory property in your project. For more information, see Global Access to Objects in Office Projects.

Note

This interface is implemented by the Visual Studio Tools for Office runtime. It is not intended to be implemented in your code. For more information, see Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Overview.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace