TypeDescriptor.GetComponentName Method (Object) (System.ComponentModel)

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TypeDescriptor.GetComponentName Method (Object)

Returns the name of the specified component using the default type descriptor.

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

Visual Basic
Public Shared Function GetComponentName ( _
	component As Object _
) As String
C#
public static string GetComponentName(
	Object component
)
Visual C++
public:
static String^ GetComponentName(
	Object^ component
)
F#
static member GetComponentName : 
        component:Object -> string 

Parameters

component
Type: System.Object
The Object for which you want the class name.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String containing the name of the specified component, or null if there is no component name.
Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

component is null.

NotSupportedException

component is a cross-process remoted object.

Remarks

Typically, this method returns the name for the site of the component, if one exists. For example, the class name for a button is "System.Windows.Forms.Button".

This method is equivalent to the overloaded GetComponentName(Object, Boolean) method with a second parameter of false.

This method is used at design time to retrieve the name of an instance of a component.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.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.
See Also

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