LicenseProvider.GetLicense(LicenseContext, Type, Object, Boolean) Method
Definition
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When overridden in a derived class, gets a license for an instance or type of component, when given a context and whether the denial of a license throws an exception.
public:
abstract System::ComponentModel::License ^ GetLicense(System::ComponentModel::LicenseContext ^ context, Type ^ type, System::Object ^ instance, bool allowExceptions);
public abstract System.ComponentModel.License GetLicense (System.ComponentModel.LicenseContext context, Type type, object instance, bool allowExceptions);
public abstract System.ComponentModel.License? GetLicense (System.ComponentModel.LicenseContext context, Type type, object? instance, bool allowExceptions);
abstract member GetLicense : System.ComponentModel.LicenseContext * Type * obj * bool -> System.ComponentModel.License
Public MustOverride Function GetLicense (context As LicenseContext, type As Type, instance As Object, allowExceptions As Boolean) As License
Parameters
- context
- LicenseContext
A LicenseContext that specifies where you can use the licensed object.
- instance
- Object
An object that is requesting the license.
- allowExceptions
- Boolean
true
if a LicenseException should be thrown when the component cannot be granted a license; otherwise, false
.
Returns
A valid License.
Notes to Implementers
When you inherit from LicenseProvider, you must override GetLicense(LicenseContext, Type, Object, Boolean) to implement a validation method for the license key.