InstalledProductRegistrationAttribute.Register Method

Registers information about a VSPackage when called by an external registration tool such as regpkg.exe.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Sub Register ( _
    context As RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext _
)

public override void Register(
    RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext context
)

public:
virtual void Register(
    RegistrationAttribute::RegistrationContext^ context
) override

abstract Register : 
        context:RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext -> unit  
override Register : 
        context:RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext -> unit

public override function Register(
    context : RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext
)

Parameters

• context
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext

  A RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext provided by an external registration tool. The context can be used to create registry keys, log registration activity, and obtain information about the component being registered.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	context is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method is called by the registration tools. VSPackages using this class do not need to call it.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

InstalledProductRegistrationAttribute Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace

Other Resources

Localized Resources in MFC Applications: Satellite DLLs

VSPackage Registration