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VersioningHelper.MakeVersionSafeName Method (String, ResourceScope, ResourceScope, Type)

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Returns a version-safe name based on the specified resource name, the intended resource consumption scope, and the type using the resource.

Namespace:  System.Runtime.Versioning
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Function MakeVersionSafeName ( _
    name As String, _
    from As ResourceScope, _
    to As ResourceScope, _
    type As Type _
) As String

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public static string MakeVersionSafeName(
    string name,
    ResourceScope from,
    ResourceScope to,
    Type type
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.String
A version-safe name.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The values for from and to are invalid. The resource type in the ResourceScope enumeration is going from a more restrictive resource type to a more general resource type.
ArgumentNullException

type is null.

Remarks

The original name is returned with a scope related suffix.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Platforms

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