FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition Class

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03/13/2013

Specifies a mapping between a content type and a file extension.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities.FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.CoreUtility (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.CoreUtility.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

public sealed class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

public ref class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition sealed

[<Sealed>]
type FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition =  class end

public final class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

The FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition	Initializes a new instance of FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Because you cannot subclass this type, you can use the [Export] attribute with no type.

For more information about this definition, see Walkthrough: Linking a Content Type to a File Name Extension.

Examples

The following code shows how to use this definition to link a content type and a file extension:

internal sealed class Components
{
    [Export]
    [FileExtension(".abc")]
    [ContentType("alphabet")]
    internal FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition abcFileExtensionDefinition;
    
    { other components }
}

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.