Provides the abstract base class for implementing a license provider.
Namespace:
System.ComponentModel
Assembly:
System (in System.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState := True)> _
Public MustInherit Class LicenseProvider
Dim instance As LicenseProvider
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, SharedState = true)]
public abstract class LicenseProvider
[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, SharedState = true)]
public ref class LicenseProvider abstract
public abstract class LicenseProvider
Notes to Inheritors: When you inherit from LicenseProvider, you must override the GetLicense method.
See LicFileLicenseProvider for an implementation of this class. For more information on licensing, see How to: License Components and Controls.
The following code example creates a licensed control using the Validate method. It uses a LicenseProvider that is implemented by the LicFileLicenseProvider class.
Imports System
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Windows.Forms
' Adds the LicenseProviderAttribute to the control.
<LicenseProvider(GetType(LicFileLicenseProvider))> _
Public Class MyControl
Inherits Control
' Creates a new, null license.
Private license As License = Nothing
Public Sub New()
' Adds Validate to the control's constructor.
license = LicenseManager.Validate(GetType(MyControl), Me)
' Insert code to perform other instance creation tasks here.
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
If disposing Then
If (license IsNot Nothing) Then
license.Dispose()
license = Nothing
End If
End If
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
// Adds the LicenseProviderAttribute to the control.
[LicenseProvider(typeof(LicFileLicenseProvider))]
public class MyControl : Control
{
// Creates a new, null license.
private License license = null;
public MyControl ()
{
// Adds Validate to the control's constructor.
license = LicenseManager.Validate(typeof(MyControl), this);
// Insert code to perform other instance creation tasks here.
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if(disposing)
{
if (license != null)
{
license.Dispose();
license = null;
}
}
}
}
// Adds the LicenseProviderAttribute to the control.
[LicenseProvider(LicFileLicenseProvider::typeid)]
public ref class MyControl: public Control
{
// Creates a new, null license.
private:
License^ license;
public:
MyControl()
{
// Adds Validate to the control's constructor.
license = LicenseManager::Validate( MyControl::typeid, this );
// Insert code to perform other instance creation tasks here.
}
public:
~MyControl()
{
if ( license != nullptr )
{
delete license;
license = nullptr;
}
}
};
System..::.Object
System.ComponentModel..::.LicenseProvider
System.ComponentModel..::.LicFileLicenseProvider
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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