Reference.StrongName Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: VSLangProj

Assembly:: VSLangProj.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

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Gets whether the reference is signed with a public/private key pair. Read-only.

public:
 property bool StrongName { bool get(); };

public:
 property bool StrongName { bool get(); };

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(15)]
public bool StrongName { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(15)] get; }

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(15)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(15)>]
member this.StrongName : bool

Public ReadOnly Property StrongName As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the reference is signed with a public/private key pair.

Attributes: DispIdAttribute

Examples

See the example in Reference.

Remarks

The value returned depends on the reference type.

Reference Type	Value Returned
Assembly	True if the reference has a strong name.
COM	False; COM objects do not have strong names.

Only assemblies with strong names may be placed in the global assembly cache. For more information on strong names and the global assembly cache, see Strong-Named Assemblies, Global Assembly Cache, and Working with Assemblies and the Global Assembly Cache.

Applies to