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ClassificationTypeDefinition Class

Visual Studio 2012

Visual Studio 2010

Describes a data-only export for declaring classification types.

Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification.ClassificationTypeDefinition

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Logic (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Logic.dll)

Syntax

C++

JScript

public sealed class ClassificationTypeDefinition

The ClassificationTypeDefinition type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ClassificationTypeDefinition	Initializes a new instance of ClassificationTypeDefinition.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Because you cannot subclass this type, you can use the [Export] attribute with no type.

For more information about classification, see the section "Extending Classification Types and Classification Formats" in Editor Extension Points.

Examples

internal sealed class Components 
{ 
    [Export] 
    [Name("keyword")] //required 
    [BaseDefinition("text")] //zero or more BaseDefinitions are allowed 
    internal ClassificationTypeDefinition keywordDefinition; 
    { 
        ... 
    }
}

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.

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification Namespace

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