AssemblyName Element for HostedProvider (ADF)

Specifies the assembly that contains the class that implements the hosted event provider functionality.

Syntax

<Providers>
    <HostedProvider>
        ...
        <AssemblyName>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic Description

Data type

string, between 1 and 260 characters in length.

Default value

None.

Occurrence

Required once per HostedProvider element for custom components. Not used with Notification Services standard components.

Updates

Can be modified, but not added to or deleted from a hosted event provider, when updating the application.

Element Relationships

Relationship Elements

Parent element

HostedProvider Element (ADF)

Child elements

None.

Remarks

The value for AssemblyName must be either a fully-qualified path to the event provider assembly or a fully-qualified assembly name.

Example

The following example shows a fully-qualified path to the event provider assembly.

<AssemblyName>C:\ProductionCode\WebFeedProvider.dll</AssemblyName>

The following example a fully-qualified assembly name.

<AssemblyName>WebFeedProvider, Version=1.0.1234.0, Culture=en-US, 
              PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089c</AssemblyName>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Other Resources

Defining Hosted Event Providers
Updating Instances and Applications

Help and Information

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