Visual Studio SDK
Package..::.GetGlobalService Method

Updated: November 2007

Gets a service proffered globally by Visual Studio or one of its packages. This is the same as calling GetService() on an instance of a package that proffers no services itself.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared Function GetGlobalService ( _
    serviceType As Type _
) As Object
Visual Basic (Usage)
Dim serviceType As Type
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = Package.GetGlobalService(serviceType)
C#
public static Object GetGlobalService(
    Type serviceType
)
Visual C++
public:
static Object^ GetGlobalService(
    Type^ serviceType
)
JScript
public static function GetGlobalService(
    serviceType : Type
) : Object

Parameters

serviceType
Type: System..::.Type

The type of the service requested.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object

The service being requested if available, otherwise null.

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