Component.GetService Method (System.ComponentModel)

GetService Method

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.NET Framework Class Library

Component..::.GetService Method

Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic

Protected Overridable Function GetService ( _
    service As Type _
) As Object

protected virtual Object GetService(
    Type service
)

Visual C++

protected:
virtual Object^ GetService(
    Type^ service
)

abstract GetService : 
        service:Type -> Object 
override GetService : 
        service:Type -> Object

Parameters

service: Type: System..::.Type
A service provided by the Component.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An Object that represents a service provided by the Component, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the Component does not provide the specified service.

Remarks

This method can be overridden by a derived class.

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.

Reference

Component Class

System.ComponentModel Namespace