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Marshal.GenerateProgIdForType Method

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Returns a programmatic identifier (ProgID) for the specified type.

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

Syntax

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public static string GenerateProgIdForType(
	Type type
)

Parameters

type: Type: System.Type
The type to get a ProgID for.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The ProgID of the specified type.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The type parameter is not a class that can be create by COM. The class must be public, have a public default constructor, and be COM visible.
ArgumentNullException	The type parameter is null.

Remarks

If the type has a ProgID in the metadata, that ProgID is returned. Otherwise, a ProgID is generated based on the fully qualified name of the type.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

SecurityCriticalAttribute
requires full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted or transparent code.

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

Marshal Class

System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace

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