LicFileLicenseProvider Class
Provides an implementation of a LicenseProvider. The provider works in a similar fashion to the Microsoft .NET Framework standard licensing model.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | LicFileLicenseProvider() | Initializes a new instance of the LicFileLicenseProvider class. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Finalize() | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetKey(Type) | Returns a key for the specified type. |
![]() | GetLicense(LicenseContext, Type, Object, Boolean) | Returns a license for the instance of the component, if one is available.(Overrides LicenseProvider.GetLicense(LicenseContext, Type, Object, Boolean).) |
![]() | GetType() | |
![]() | IsKeyValid(String, Type) | Determines whether the key that the GetLicense method retrieves is valid for the specified type. |
![]() | MemberwiseClone() | |
![]() | ToString() | Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.) |
The LicFileLicenseProvider offers GetLicense and IsKeyValid methods. The IsKeyValid method determines whether the LicenseKey retrieved by the GetLicense method is valid. When you inherit from this class, you can override the IsKeyValid method to provide your own validation logic.
This class exists to provide similar licensing functionality to COM licensing and uses text license files.
For more information on licensing, see How to: License Components and Controls.
Available since 1.1
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

