Component Class
Provides the base implementation for the IComponent interface and enables object sharing between applications.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Component is the base class for all components in the common language runtime that marshal by reference. Component is remotable and derives from the MarshalByRefObject class. Component provides an implementation of the IComponent interface. The MarshalByValueComponent provides an implementation of IComponent that marshals by value.
You can host a Component in any object that implements the IContainer interface, and you can query and get services from its container. The container creates an ISite for each Component it contains. The container uses the site to manage the Component and is used by the Component to communicate with its container.
A Component should release resources explicitly by calls to its Dispose method, without waiting for automatic memory management through an implicit call to the Finalize method. When a Container is disposed, all components within the Container are also disposed.
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
Microsoft.ManagementConsole.Advanced.WaitDialog
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.VB6.BaseControlArray
System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider
System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker
System.Configuration.Install.Installer
System.Data.Common.DataAdapter
System.Data.Common.DbCommand
System.Data.Common.DbCommandBuilder
System.Data.Common.DbConnection
System.Diagnostics.EventLog
System.Diagnostics.EventLogEntry
System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter
System.Diagnostics.Process
System.Diagnostics.ProcessModule
System.Diagnostics.ProcessThread
System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry
System.DirectoryServices.DirectorySearcher
System.Drawing.Printing.PrintDocument
System.IO.FileSystemWatcher
System.IO.Ports.SerialPort
System.Management.ManagementBaseObject
System.Management.ManagementEventWatcher
System.Management.ManagementObjectSearcher
System.Media.SoundPlayer
System.Messaging.Message
System.Messaging.MessageQueue
System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping
System.Net.WebClient
System.Runtime.Remoting.Services.RemotingClientProxy
System.Runtime.Remoting.Services.RemotingService
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController
System.Timers.Timer
System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Style
System.Windows.Forms.BindingSource
System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader
System.Windows.Forms.CommonDialog
System.Windows.Forms.Control
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridColumnStyle
System.Windows.Forms.DataGridTableStyle
System.Windows.Forms.Design.FolderNameEditor.FolderBrowser
System.Windows.Forms.ErrorProvider
System.Windows.Forms.HelpProvider
System.Windows.Forms.ImageList
System.Windows.Forms.Menu
System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
System.Windows.Forms.StatusBarPanel
System.Windows.Forms.Timer
System.Windows.Forms.ToolBarButton
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem
System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripPanelRow
System.Windows.Forms.ToolTip
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.