AssemblyCatalog Class

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Discovers attributed parts in a managed code assembly.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.ComponentModel.Composition.Primitives.ComposablePartCatalog
    System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting.AssemblyCatalog

Namespace:  System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting
Assembly:  System.ComponentModel.Composition (in System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class AssemblyCatalog _
    Inherits ComposablePartCatalog _
    Implements ICompositionElement
public class AssemblyCatalog : ComposablePartCatalog, 
    ICompositionElement

The AssemblyCatalog type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method AssemblyCatalog Initializes a new instance of the AssemblyCatalog class with the specified assembly.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Assembly Gets the assembly whose attributed types are contained in the assembly catalog.
Public property Parts Gets the part definitions that are contained in the assembly catalog. (Overrides ComposablePartCatalog.Parts.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Dispose() Releases all resources used by the ComposablePartCatalog. (Inherited from ComposablePartCatalog.)
Protected method Dispose(Boolean) Releases the unmanaged resources used by the AssemblyCatalog and optionally releases the managed resources. (Overrides ComposablePartCatalog.Dispose(Boolean).)
Public method Equals(Object) Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetExports Gets a collection of exports that match the conditions specified by the import definition. (Overrides ComposablePartCatalog.GetExports(ImportDefinition).)
Public method GetHashCode Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method ToString Gets a string representation of the assembly catalog. (Overrides Object.ToString().)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate property ICompositionElement.DisplayName Gets the display name of the AssemblyCatalog object.
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate property ICompositionElement.Origin Gets the composition element that this element originated from.

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Remarks

This type is thread safe.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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.