RoleEntryPoint Class

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08/18/2015

Provides methods to run code when a role instance is initialized, run, and stopped.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime.RoleEntryPoint

Syntax

public abstract class RoleEntryPoint

public ref class RoleEntryPoint abstract

[<AbstractClass>]
type RoleEntryPoint = class end

Public MustInherit Class RoleEntryPoint

Constructors

	Name	Description
	RoleEntryPoint()	Initializes a new instance of the RoleEntryPoint class.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	(Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	(Inherited from Object.)
	OnStart()	Runs code that initializes a role instance.
	OnStop()	Runs code when a role instance is to be stopped.
	Run()	Runs code that is intended to be run for the life of the role instance.
	ToString()	(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

Worker roles must extend the RoleEntryPoint class to add functionality to the role instances. Web roles can optionally extend the RoleEntryPoint class, or can use the ASP.NET lifecycle management methods to handle the start and stop sequences.

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.

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