Factory Interface

Provides methods you can use to perform miscellaneous tasks in a document-level customization, such as creating Ribbon controls at run time and adding smart tags to worksheets.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel
Assemblies:   Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.dll)
  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.v4.0.Utilities.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)> _
<GuidAttribute("71A6F4AE-FF75-472B-8E1C-47F913AA9F3F")> _
Public Interface Factory
[InterfaceTypeAttribute(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
[GuidAttribute("71A6F4AE-FF75-472B-8E1C-47F913AA9F3F")]
public interface Factory

The Factory type exposes the following members.

Methods

  Name Description
Public method _VtblGap1_2 Infrastructure.
Public method _VtblGap2_3 Infrastructure.
Public method _VtblGap3_3 Infrastructure.
Public method CreateAction Creates a Action object that represents an action for a smart tag. This type or member is intended to be used only in projects for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Smart tags are deprecated in Office 2010.
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Public method CreateActionsPane Infrastructure.
Public method CreateChart Infrastructure.
Public method CreateChartSheet Infrastructure.
Public method CreateControlSite Infrastructure.
Public method CreateListObject Infrastructure.
Public method CreateNamedRange Infrastructure.
Public method CreateSmartTag Creates a SmartTag object that represents a smart tag on a worksheet. This type or member is intended to be used only in projects for the 2007 Microsoft Office system. Smart tags are deprecated in Office 2010.
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Public method CreateWorkbook Infrastructure.
Public method CreateWorksheet Infrastructure.
Public method CreateXmlMappedRange Infrastructure.
Public method GetRibbonFactory Returns an object that you can use to create Ribbon controls at run time.
Public method GetVstoObject(_Workbook) Returns a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Workbook host item that extends the functionality of the specified native workbook object.
Public method GetVstoObject(_Worksheet) Returns a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Worksheet host item that extends the functionality of the specified native workbook object.
Public method GetVstoObject(ListObject) Returns a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.ListObject that extends the functionality of the specified native list object.
Public method HasVstoObject(_Workbook) Returns a value that indicates whether a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Workbook host item exists for the specified Excel workbook object.
Public method HasVstoObject(_Worksheet) Returns a value that indicates whether a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.Worksheet host item exists for the specified Excel worksheet object.
Public method HasVstoObject(ListObject) Returns a value that indicates whether a Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel.ListObject exists for the specified native list object.

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Remarks

To get a Factory object, use the Globals.Factory property in your project. For more information, see Global Access to Objects in Office Projects.

Note

This interface is implemented by the Visual Studio Tools for Office runtime. It is not intended to be implemented in your code. For more information, see Visual Studio Tools for Office Runtime Overview.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Excel Namespace