ProtoElementBase Class

Represents the prototype for the element.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class ProtoElementBase _
    Implements ISerializable
'Usage
Dim instance As ProtoElementBase
[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class ProtoElementBase : ISerializable
[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class ProtoElementBase abstract : ISerializable
public abstract class ProtoElementBase implements ISerializable

Remarks

A prototype is a compressed, serializable version of an element. A prototype monitors what properties an element contains so that the prototype can be deserialized into another store. You can use a prototype to create an element in any store.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ProtoElementBase
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ProtoElement
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ProtoLink

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.

See Also

Reference

ProtoElementBase Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling Namespace