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TypeDescriptor::GetProvider Method (Type^)
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns the type description provider for the specified type.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
Parameters
- type
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Type:
System::Type^
The Type of the target component.
Return Value
Type: System.ComponentModel::TypeDescriptionProvider^A TypeDescriptionProvider associated with the specified type.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | type is null. |
The GetProvider method will always return a type description provider. Even the default TypeDescriptor implementation is built on a TypeDescriptionProvider.
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Available since 2.0
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