ClassificationTypeDefinition Class

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03/13/2013

Describes a data-only export for declaring classification types.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification.ClassificationTypeDefinition

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Classification
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Logic (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Logic.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class ClassificationTypeDefinition

public sealed class ClassificationTypeDefinition

public ref class ClassificationTypeDefinition sealed

[<Sealed>]
type ClassificationTypeDefinition =  class end

public final class ClassificationTypeDefinition

The ClassificationTypeDefinition type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	ClassificationTypeDefinition	Initializes a new instance of ClassificationTypeDefinition.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Because you cannot subclass this type, you can use the [Export] attribute with no type.

For more information about classification, see the section "Extending Classification Types and Classification Formats" in Editor Extension Points.

Examples

internal sealed class Components 
{ 
    [Export] 
    [Name("keyword")] //required 
    [BaseDefinition("text")] //zero or more BaseDefinitions are allowed 
    internal ClassificationTypeDefinition keywordDefinition; 
    { 
        ... 
    }
}

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.