Defines a mechanism for retrieving a service object; that is, an object that provides custom support to other objects.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Interface IServiceProvider
Dim instance As IServiceProvider
public interface IServiceProvider
public interface class IServiceProvider
public interface IServiceProvider
public interface IServiceProvider
This interface is implemented by a class or value type that provides a service to other objects.
The GetService method of this interface obtains the object that provides the service.
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 2.0, 1.0