ProvideLoadKeyAttribute::RegKeyName Method (RegistrationAttribute::RegistrationContext^)

Visual Studio 2015
 

Returns the registry key name for this package's load key information.

Namespace:   Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0.dll)

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public:
String^ RegKeyName(
	RegistrationAttribute::RegistrationContext^ context
)

Parameters

context
Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell::RegistrationAttribute::RegistrationContext^

A registration context provided by an external registration tool. The context can be used to create registry keys, log registration activity, and obtain information about the component being registered.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The Registry Key name for the load key information of the VSPackage.

System_CAPS_importantImportant

Packages that target Visual Studio 2010 only do not need a package load key.

Packages that target Visual Studio 2008 and earlier must have a package load key in order to validate and load VSPackages. This includes VSPackages provided by third parties, regardless of whether the hosting version of Visual Studio has a VSIP license.

This output is formatted with "Packages\\GUID", for instance:

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Packages\\C251EB20-B76C-4ece-91BE-7A25E6B02BD4

The Visual C# language automatically appends the word "Attribute" to the name of any attribute class. In Visual C# code, refer to this attribute as ProvideLoadKey.

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