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TypeDescriptor.GetProvider Method (Object)

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Returns the type description provider for the specified component.

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

Syntax

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public static TypeDescriptionProvider GetProvider(
	Object instance
)

Parameters

instance: Type: System.Object
An instance of the target component.

Return Value

Type: System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptionProvider
A TypeDescriptionProvider associated with the specified component.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	instance is null.

Remarks

The GetProvider method will always return a type description provider. Even the default TypeDescriptor implementation is built on a TypeDescriptionProvider.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

TypeDescriptor Class

GetProvider Overload

System.ComponentModel Namespace

TypeDescriptionProvider

ICustomTypeDescriptor

RemoveProvider

GetReflectionType

GetEditor

GetConverter

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