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ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> Class

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Creates instances of the specified part, with attached metadata.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.Composition.ExportFactory<T>
    System.ComponentModel.Composition.ExportFactory<T, TMetadata>

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class ExportFactory(Of T, TMetadata) _
    Inherits ExportFactory(Of T)

public class ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> : ExportFactory<T>

Type Parameters

  • T
    The type of the created part.
  • TMetadata
    The type of the created part's metadata.

The ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> Initializes a new instance of the ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> class.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Metadata Gets the metadata to be attached to the created parts.

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method CreateExport Creates an instance of the factory's export. (Inherited from ExportFactory<T>.)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

ExportFactory<T, TMetadata> extends ExportFactory<T> to include a metadata object, in much the same way that Lazy<T, TMetadata> extends Lazy<T>. For more information, see ExportFactory<T> and Lazy<T>.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.