IApplicationService.StartService Method

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Called by an application in order to initialize the application extension service.

Namespace:  System.Windows
Assembly:  System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub StartService ( _
    context As ApplicationServiceContext _
)
void StartService(
    ApplicationServiceContext context
)

Parameters

Remarks

You can implement this method in order to start your service and initialize any necessary resources.

This method is called for each registered application service before the Application.Startup event. If multiple services are registered, their StartService methods are called in the same order in which the services are registered.

The context parameter provides access to the application initialization parameters as specified in the host Web page.

For more information, see Application Extension Services.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.