ComRegisterFunctionAttribute Class

Definition

Namespace:

System.Runtime.InteropServices

Assembly:

System.Runtime.InteropServices.dll

Specifies the method to call when you register an assembly for use from COM; this enables the execution of user-written code during the registration process.

public ref class ComRegisterFunctionAttribute sealed : Attribute

[System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited=false)]
public sealed class ComRegisterFunctionAttribute : Attribute

[<System.AttributeUsage(System.AttributeTargets.Method, Inherited=false)>]
type ComRegisterFunctionAttribute = class
    inherit Attribute

Public NotInheritable Class ComRegisterFunctionAttribute
Inherits Attribute

Inheritance

Object

Attribute

ComRegisterFunctionAttribute

Attributes

AttributeUsageAttribute

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to apply ComRegisterFunctionAttribute and ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute to methods with the appropriate signature.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Runtime::InteropServices;
public ref class MyClassThatNeedsToRegister
{
public:

   [ComRegisterFunctionAttribute]
   static void RegisterFunction( Type^ t )
   {
      
      //Insert code here.
   }


   [ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute]
   static void UnregisterFunction( Type^ t )
   {
      
      //Insert code here.
   }

};

using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

public class MyClassThatNeedsToRegister
{
   [ComRegisterFunctionAttribute]
   public static void RegisterFunction(Type t)
   {
      //Insert code here.
   }

   [ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute]
   public static void UnregisterFunction(Type t)
   {
      //Insert code here.
   }
}

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices

Public Class MyClassThatNeedsToRegister
    
    <ComRegisterFunctionAttribute()> Public Shared Sub _
      RegisterFunction(t As Type)
        'Insert code here.
    End Sub
    
    <ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute()> Public Shared Sub _
      UnregisterFunction(t As Type)
        'Insert code here.
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

You can apply this attribute to methods.

ComRegisterFunctionAttribute enables you to add arbitrary registration code to accommodate the requirements of COM clients. For example, you can update the registry using registration functions from the Microsoft.Win32 namespace. If you provide a registration method, you should also apply System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute to an unregistration method, which reverses the operations done in the registration method.

.NET Framework: The common language runtime calls the method with this attribute when its containing assembly is registered (directly or indirectly) with the Regasm.exe (Assembly Registration) tool) or through the RegistrationServices.RegisterAssembly method.

.NET Core: The common language runtime calls the method with this attribute when its containing assembly's COM host is registered via the RegSvr32.exe tool.

This attribute can be applied only to methods that have the following characteristics:

• Scope: Any (public, private, and so on).

• Type: static.

• Parameters: Accepts a single Type parameter or a String parameter type.

• Return type: void.

Constructors

ComRegisterFunctionAttribute()

Initializes a new instance of the ComRegisterFunctionAttribute class.

Properties

TypeId

When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute. (Inherited from Attribute)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsDefaultAttribute()	When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute)
Match(Object)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

See also

• ComUnregisterFunctionAttribute
• RegisterAssembly(Assembly, AssemblyRegistrationFlags)
• Regasm.exe (Assembly Registration Tool)