Component.GetService Method (System.ComponentModel)

GetService Method

.NET Framework Class Library

Component..::.GetService Method

Returns an object that represents a service provided by the Component or by its Container.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Protected Overridable Function GetService ( _
    service As Type _
) As Object

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim service As Type
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = Me.GetService(service)

protected virtual Object GetService(
    Type service
)

Visual C++

protected:
virtual Object^ GetService(
    Type^ service
)

JScript

protected function GetService(
    service : Type
) : Object

Parameters

service: Type: System..::.Type
A service provided by the Component.

Return Value

Type: System..::.Object
An Object that represents a service provided by the Component, or nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the Component does not provide the specified service.

Remarks

This method can be overridden by a derived class.

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

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

Reference

Component Class

Component Members

System.ComponentModel Namespace