LicenseManager Class
Provides properties and methods to add a license to a component and to manage a LicenseProvider. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
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The LicenseManager class provides the following static properties: CurrentContext and UsageMode. The class also provides the following static methods: CreateWithContext, IsValid, and Validate.
When you create a component that you want to license, you must do the following:
Specify the LicenseProvider by marking the component with a LicenseProviderAttribute.
Call Validate or IsValid in the constructor of the component. Validate throws a LicenseException when it tries to create an instance without a valid license. IsValid does not throw an exception.
Call Dispose on any license that is granted when the component is disposed or finalized.
For more information on licensing, see How to: License Components and Controls.
The following code example creates a licensed control using the Validate method. It uses a LicenseProvider that is implemented by the LicFileLicenseProvider class.
Imports System Imports System.ComponentModel Imports System.Windows.Forms ' Adds the LicenseProviderAttribute to the control. <LicenseProvider(GetType(LicFileLicenseProvider))> _ Public Class MyControl Inherits Control ' Creates a new, null license. Private license As License = Nothing Public Sub New() ' Adds Validate to the control's constructor. license = LicenseManager.Validate(GetType(MyControl), Me) ' Insert code to perform other instance creation tasks here. End Sub Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean) If disposing Then If (license IsNot Nothing) Then license.Dispose() license = Nothing End If End If End Sub End Class
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
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.
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