GadgetRegistration Class

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06/12/2009

Provides methods to register and unregister a SideShow gadget. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: Microsoft.SideShow
Assembly: Microsoft.SideShow (in microsoft.sideshow.dll)

Usage

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class GadgetRegistration

public static class GadgetRegistration

public ref class GadgetRegistration abstract sealed

public final class GadgetRegistration

public final class GadgetRegistration

Example

This example code demonstrates how to register a SideShow gadget with Windows.

private static void SampleRegister()
{
    // Set the gadget's GUID.
    Guid gadgetId = new Guid("{0530B726-F6D5-4a66-900E-3C7673316F3B}");
    // Register the gadget.
    GadgetRegistration.Register(
        false,                           // Register gadget for current user only
        gadgetId,                        // Guid for the registry subkey
        ScfSideShowGadget.ScfEndpointId, // Endpoints registry value
        "Example SideShow gadget",       // FriendlyName registry value
        null,                            // StartCommand registry value
        null,                            // Icon registry value, this gadget will use the generic gadget icon.
        false,                           // OnlineOnly registry value
        GadgetCachePolicies.KeepNewest,  // CachePolicy registry value
        null);                           // PropertyPage registry value
}

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.SideShow.GadgetRegistration

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.

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate

Target Platforms