RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext Class

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02/04/2013

An abstract base class that provides context information from an external source to a registration attribute.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Immutable.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Immutable.10.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class RegistrationContext

public abstract class RegistrationContext

public ref class RegistrationContext abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
type RegistrationContext =  class end

public abstract class RegistrationContext

The RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext	Creates a new RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	CodeBase	Gets the path and filename of the object being registered.
	ComponentPath	Gets the path to the component that is being registered.
	ComponentType	Gets the type of component being registered.
	InprocServerPath	Gets the path to the in-process server DLL.
	Log	Gets a TextWriter object that can be used to log events during registration.
	RegistrationMethod	Gets a value that specifies how the assembly should be located (CodeBase or Assembly).
	RootFolder	Gets or sets the root folder.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateKey	Creates a new registration key by name.
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	EscapePath	Reformats a string as needed by the registration tool.
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	RemoveKey	Removes an existing registration key.
	RemoveKeyIfEmpty	Removes the key of the specified name if it has no child key and no value.
	RemoveValue	Removes a value from a registration key.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

When to Implement

Registration tools (such as CreatePkgDef.exe) that use the information provided by the registration attribute classes must implement this class, RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext, as well as RegistrationAttribute.Key.

Basic Usage

A RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext object is created by a registration utility such as CreatePkgDef or the Windows Installer to provide information to a registration attribute. The registration context includes the type of object that is being registered, the object's path, and helper properties. It is also used to create keys that can be used to write registration information.

When the registration utility registers a managed package assembly, it uses reflection to search the assembly for attribute classes that implement the RegistrationAttribute class. A RegistrationAttribute.Key object is placed into the RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext object and passed to the Register (or Unregister) method of the attribute class.

The attribute class uses the information in the RegistrationAttribute.Key and RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext objects to actually carry out the registration tasks required by the attribute.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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