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Container.ValidateName Method

.NET Framework 4

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Determines whether the component name is unique for this container.

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

Syntax

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protected virtual void ValidateName(
	IComponent component,
	string name
)

Parameters

component: Type: System.ComponentModel.IComponent
The named component.

name: Type: System.String
The component name to validate.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	component is null.
ArgumentException	name is not unique.

Remarks

The ValidateName method is called by the Add method to determine if the name of the component being added is unique for this Container. If the name parameter is not null and is not unique, an ArgumentException is thrown.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.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

Container Class

System.ComponentModel Namespace

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