AssemblyCatalog Class

An AssemblyCatalog is used to parse all the parts present in a specified assembly. The target assembly can be indicated either via object reference or by path.

This type is thread safe.

The following code demonstrates the common scenario of an application creating an AssemblyCatalog to parse its own assembly. This is a straightforward way to load parts contained in a single project into MEF.

[Export]
class MyAddin
{
    public String myData { get { return "The data!"; } }
}

class MyProgram
{
    [Import]
    public MyAddin myAddin { get; set; }
}


class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        AggregateCatalog catalog = new AggregateCatalog();
        catalog.Catalogs.Add(new AssemblyCatalog(typeof(MyAddin).Assembly));
        CompositionContainer _container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
        MyProgram myProgram = new MyProgram();
        _container.SatisfyImportsOnce(myProgram);
        Console.WriteLine(myProgram.myAddin.myData);
        Console.ReadLine();

        _container.Dispose();
    }
}

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

Portable Class Library

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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