ServiceManager.GetService Method

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Retrieves the requested service. This method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the service could not be located.

Namespace:  System.Activities.Design
Assembly:  System.Activities.Design.Base (in System.Activities.Design.Base.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function GetService ( _
    serviceType As Type _
) As Object
'Usage
Dim instance As ServiceManager
Dim serviceType As Type
Dim returnValue As Object

returnValue = instance.GetService(serviceType)
public abstract Object GetService(
    Type serviceType
)
public:
virtual Object^ GetService(
    Type^ serviceType
) abstract
public abstract function GetService(
    serviceType : Type
) : Object
abstract GetService : 
        serviceType:Type -> Object 

Parameters

  • serviceType
    Type: System.Type
    The type of service to retrieve.

Return Value

Type: System.Object
Returns Object, which is an instance of the service, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the service has not been published.

Implements

IServiceProvider.GetService(Type)

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

serviceType is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

.NET Framework Security

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

See Also

Reference

ServiceManager Class

ServiceManager Members

System.Activities.Design Namespace