SPExternalApplicationProvider class

When implemented in a derived class, represents an external application provider (EAP).

Inheritance hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAutoSerializingObject
    Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPExternalApplicationProvider

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, ObjectModel := True)> _
<SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ObjectModel := True)> _
Public MustInherit Class SPExternalApplicationProvider _
    Inherits SPAutoSerializingObject
'Usage
Dim instance As SPExternalApplicationProvider
[SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.InheritanceDemand, ObjectModel = true)]
[SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ObjectModel = true)]
public abstract class SPExternalApplicationProvider : SPAutoSerializingObject

Remarks

Implementing this class is part of the process of creating a custom EAP. For more information about EAPs, see External Application Provider, How to: Create a Custom External Application Provider, and How to: Enable an External Application Provider.

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.

See also

Reference

SPExternalApplicationProvider members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration namespace