RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute Class

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Note: This API is now obsolete.

Registers a file extension with a given language service by applying the attribute to a VSPackage when registered using a registration tool like regpkg.exe. For more information, see Registering VSPackages.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.10.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ObsoleteAttribute("RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute has been deprecated. Please use ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute instead.")> _
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := True, Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute _
    Inherits RegistrationAttribute

[ObsoleteAttribute("RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute has been deprecated. Please use ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute instead.")]
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public sealed class RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute : RegistrationAttribute

[ObsoleteAttribute(L"RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute has been deprecated. Please use ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute instead.")]
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public ref class RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute sealed : public RegistrationAttribute

[<Sealed>]
[<ObsoleteAttribute("RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute has been deprecated. Please use ProvideLanguageExtensionAttribute instead.")>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)>]
type RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute =  
    class
        inherit RegistrationAttribute
    end

public final class RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute extends RegistrationAttribute

The RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute type exposes the following members.

Constructors

  Name Description
Public method RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute(String, String) Initializes a new instance of RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute.
Public method RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute(Type, String) Initializes a new instance of RegisterLanguageExtensionAttribute and initializes the values of the language service and file extension that it associates.

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Properties

  Name Description
Public property Extension Gets the associated file extension.
Public property LanguageService Gets the GUID of the language service.
Public property TypeId Gets the current instance of this attribute. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.)

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Methods

  Name Description
Public method Equals Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method Finalize Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method GetHashCode Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method GetPackageRegKeyPath Gets the registry path (relative to the registry root of the application) of the VSPackage. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.)
Public method GetType Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method 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.)
Public method Match When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Protected method MemberwiseClone Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Register Registers this attribute with the given context. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Register(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)
Public method ToString Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
Public method Unregister Removes the registration information about a VSPackage when called by an external registration tool such as regpkg.exe. For more information, see Registering VSPackages. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Unregister(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).)

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Explicit Interface Implementations

  Name Description
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetIDsOfNames Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetTypeInfo Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.GetTypeInfoCount Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.)
Explicit interface implemetationPrivate method _Attribute.Invoke Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.)

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Remarks

This attribute associates a file extension to a given editor factory. The editor factory may be specified as either a GUID or a type and is placed on a package.

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.

See Also

Reference

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace