IServiceProvider.GetService Method (System)

.NET Framework Class Library

IServiceProvider..::.GetService Method

Gets the service object of the specified type.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Function GetService ( _
    serviceType As Type _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As IServiceProvider
Dim serviceType As Type
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.GetService(serviceType)

Object GetService(
    Type serviceType
)

Visual C++

Object^ GetService(
    Type^ serviceType
)

JScript

function GetService(
    serviceType : Type
) : Object

Parameters

serviceType: Type: System..::.Type
An object that specifies the type of service object to get.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
A service object of type serviceType.
-or-
nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no service object of type serviceType.

Platforms

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, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

IServiceProvider Interface

IServiceProvider Members

System Namespace