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RegistrationServices.RegisterAssembly Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll

Registers the classes in a managed assembly to enable creation from COM.

public:
 virtual bool RegisterAssembly(System::Reflection::Assembly ^ assembly, System::Runtime::InteropServices::AssemblyRegistrationFlags flags);
public virtual bool RegisterAssembly (System.Reflection.Assembly assembly, System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags flags);
[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public virtual bool RegisterAssembly (System.Reflection.Assembly assembly, System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags flags);
abstract member RegisterAssembly : System.Reflection.Assembly * System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags -> bool
override this.RegisterAssembly : System.Reflection.Assembly * System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags -> bool
[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
abstract member RegisterAssembly : System.Reflection.Assembly * System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags -> bool
override this.RegisterAssembly : System.Reflection.Assembly * System.Runtime.InteropServices.AssemblyRegistrationFlags -> bool
Public Overridable Function RegisterAssembly (assembly As Assembly, flags As AssemblyRegistrationFlags) As Boolean

Parameters

assembly
Assembly

The assembly to be registered.

flags
AssemblyRegistrationFlags

An AssemblyRegistrationFlags value indicating any special settings used when registering assembly.

Returns

Boolean

true if assembly contains types that were successfully registered; otherwise false if the assembly contains no eligible types.

Implements

RegisterAssembly(Assembly, AssemblyRegistrationFlags)
Attributes
SecurityCriticalAttribute

Exceptions

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.

Remarks

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.

Applies to