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11/18/2011

IContainer Interface

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Provides functionality for containers. Containers are objects that logically contain zero or more components.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Interface IContainer _
    Inherits IDisposable

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public interface IContainer : IDisposable

The IContainer type exposes the following members.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Components	Gets all the components in the IContainer.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Add(IComponent)	Adds a component to the container.
	Add(IComponent, String)	Adds a component to the container.
	Dispose	Performs application-defined tasks associated with freeing, releasing, or resetting unmanaged resources. (Inherited from IDisposable.)
	Remove	Removes a component from the container.

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Remarks

This interface exists in Silverlight as a type system requirement for ITypeDescriptorContext and compatibility requirements for TypeConverter. It is not intended for implementation.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.