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ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute Class

Registers an extension point provider of the type specified by derived classes such as ExtensionProviderType.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute
        Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ProvideComponentDiagnosticsAttribute
        Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ProvideSearchProviderAttribute

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute _
    Inherits RegistrationAttribute
public abstract class ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute : RegistrationAttribute
public ref class ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute abstract : public RegistrationAttribute
[<AbstractClass>]
type ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute =  
    class 
        inherit RegistrationAttribute 
    end
public abstract class ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute extends RegistrationAttribute

The ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute Initializes a new instance of the ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Protected property ExtensionProvidersKey Gets the path in registry where the extension providers are declared. Overridden in derived classes.
Protected property ExtensionProviderType Gets the type of the extension provider the interface implemented.
Public property Name Gets the human-readable name of the extension point provider.
Public property Provider Gets the provider’s GUID.
Protected property ProviderGuidString Gets the provider’s GUID expressed as a string.
Public property ProviderType Gets the type that implements the associated extension point in this package.
Public property TypeId Gets the current instance of this attribute. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method GetPackageRegKeyPath Gets the registry path (relative to the registry root of the application) of the VSPackage. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method IsDefaultAttribute When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Register Registers this attribute with the given context. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Register(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Unregister Unregisters this attribute. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Unregister(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace