RegistrationServices.RegisterAssembly Method
Registers the classes in a managed assembly to enable creation from COM.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
[SecurityPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, Flags = SecurityPermissionFlag.UnmanagedCode)] public virtual bool RegisterAssembly( Assembly assembly, AssemblyRegistrationFlags flags )
Parameters
- assembly
- Type: System.Reflection.Assembly
The assembly to be registered.
- flags
- Type: System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags
An AssemblyRegistrationFlags value indicating any special settings used when registering assembly.
Return Value
Type: System.Booleantrue if assembly contains types that were successfully registered; otherwise false if the assembly contains no eligible types.
Implements
IRegistrationServices.RegisterAssembly(Assembly, AssemblyRegistrationFlags)| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | assembly is null. |
| InvalidOperationException | The full name of assembly is null. -or- A method marked with ComRegisterFunctionAttribute is not static. -or- There is more than one method marked with ComRegisterFunctionAttribute at a given level of the hierarchy. -or- The signature of the method marked with ComRegisterFunctionAttribute is not valid. |
| TargetInvocationException | A user-defined custom registration function (marked with the ComRegisterFunctionAttribute attribute) throws an exception. |
RegisterAssembly adds the appropriate registry entries for the types in the specified assembly. This method also calls any registration functions found in the assembly.
Use Assembly.Load to get an assembly.
- SecurityAction.LinkDemand
for permission to call unmanaged code. Associated enumeration: UnmanagedCode
Security action: LinkDemand.
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.
