Activity.GetActivityByName Method (String)

.NET Framework (current version)

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Returns the instance of the Activity whose name is requested from the set of all activities running under the root activity of this instance, which is within the workflow.

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

Syntax

C++

public Activity GetActivityByName(
	string activityQualifiedName
)

Parameters

activityQualifiedName: Type: System.String
The name of the Activity to search for.

Return Value

Type: System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Activity

The instance of the Activity whose name is requested from the set of all activities running under the root activity of this instance.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	activityQualifiedID is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

Calling GetActivityByName from within the constructor of a custom activity is not supported and can have unexpected results.

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 3.0