GlobalType Class

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07/12/2014

Provides the base class for types that are defined in the project or generated from code.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.MarshalByRefObject
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.GlobalType
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.GlobalObject

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class GlobalType _
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject

public abstract class GlobalType : MarshalByRefObject

public ref class GlobalType abstract : public MarshalByRefObject

[<AbstractClass>]
type GlobalType =  
    class 
        inherit MarshalByRefObject 
    end

public abstract class GlobalType extends MarshalByRefObject

The GlobalType type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	GlobalType	Initializes a new instance of GlobalType.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	ObjectType	Gets the checked type of the GlobalType.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	ClearObjectType	Clears the ObjectType property.
	CreateObjRef	Security Critical. Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	Equals	Checks if the specified object is equal to the current global type. (Overrides Object.Equals(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	Returns the hash code for the current global type. (Overrides Object.GetHashCode().)
	GetLifetimeService	Security Critical. Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	GetObjectType	Returns the type of this global type.
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	InitializeLifetimeService	Security Critical. Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone(Boolean)	Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object. (Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
	OnChanged	Raises the Changed event.
	OnChanging	Raises the Changing event.
	OnRemoved	Raises the Removed event.
	OnRemoving	Raises the Removing event.
	PerformChange	Reinitializes the global type and notifies users to changes to its shape.
	PerformRemove	Clears the global type and notifies users of its removal.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Events

	Name	Description
	Changed	Occurs after the current global type is modified.
	Changing	Occurs before the current global type is modified.
	Removed	Occurs after the current global type is removed from use.
	Removing	Occurs before the current global type is removed from use.

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Remarks

A global type is a standard instanced object, but the type for this object comes from a project in the solution or from generated code.

The GlobalType class provides data about a specific global type. You cannot create global types directly, but often you need to track them for type changes, additions, and removals. GlobalType inherits from MarshalByRefObject so that GlobalObject, which derives from GlobalType, can have its instances marshaled across domains.

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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