Configuring and Using Matching Rules

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The Policy Injection Application Block includes matching rule configuration placeholders that provide backward compatibility. The implementation of matching rules is described in the Unity Application Block documentation. The following sections describe the built-in matching rules configuration placeholders:

• The Assembly Matching Rule
• The Custom Attribute Matching Rule
• The Member Name Matching Rule
• The Method Signature Matching Rule
• The Namespace Matching Rule
• The Parameter Type Matching Rule
• The Property Matching Rule
• The Return Type Matching Rule
• The Tag Attribute Matching Rule
• The Type Matching Rule

You can also create and use custom matching rules. For more information, see Custom Matching Rules.