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AggregateCatalog Class

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A catalog that combines multiple ComposablePartCatalog objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.Composition.Primitives.ComposablePartCatalog
    System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting.AggregateCatalog

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.Composition (in System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class AggregateCatalog _
    Inherits ComposablePartCatalog _
    Implements INotifyComposablePartCatalogChanged
public class AggregateCatalog : ComposablePartCatalog, 
    INotifyComposablePartCatalogChanged

The AggregateCatalog type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method AggregateCatalog() Initializes a new instance of the AggregateCatalog class.
Public method AggregateCatalog(array<ComposablePartCatalog[]) Initializes a new instance of the AggregateCatalog class with the specified catalogs.
Public method AggregateCatalog(IEnumerable<ComposablePartCatalog>) Initializes a new instance of the AggregateCatalog class with the specified catalogs.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Catalogs Gets the underlying catalogs of the AggregateCatalog object.
Public property Parts Gets the part definitions that are contained in the catalog. (Overrides ComposablePartCatalog.Parts.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Dispose() Releases all resources used by the ComposablePartCatalog. (Inherited from ComposablePartCatalog.)
Protected method Dispose(Boolean) Releases the unmanaged resources used by the AggregateCatalog and optionally releases the managed resources. (Overrides ComposablePartCatalog.Dispose(Boolean).)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetExports Gets the export definitions that match the constraint expressed by the specified definition. (Overrides ComposablePartCatalog.GetExports(ImportDefinition).)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method OnChanged Raises the Changed event.
Protected method OnChanging Raises the Changing event.
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

  Name Description
Public event Changed Occurs when the contents of the AggregateCatalog object have changed.
Public event Changing Occurs when the contents of the AggregateCatalog object is changing.

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Remarks

This type is thread safe.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.