ExtensionPointPackage.CreateExtensionPointProvider<TAttribute, TInterface> Method

Creates the extension provider declared with the attribute TAttribute on the package, implementing an extension point of type TInterface.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.11.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Protected Function CreateExtensionPointProvider(Of TAttribute As ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute, TInterface As Class) ( _
    provider As Guid _
) As TInterface
protected TInterface CreateExtensionPointProvider<TAttribute, TInterface>(
    Guid provider
)
where TAttribute : ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute 
where TInterface : class
protected:
generic<typename TAttribute, typename TInterface>
where TAttribute : ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute 
where TInterface : ref class
TInterface CreateExtensionPointProvider(
    Guid provider
)
member CreateExtensionPointProvider : 
        provider:Guid -> 'TInterface  when 'TAttribute : ExtensionPointRegistrationAttribute when 'TInterface : not struct
JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

  • TAttribute
    The attribute of the package.
  • TInterface
    The extension point.

Parameters

  • provider
    Type: System.Guid

    GUID of the requested extension provider.

Return Value

Type: TInterface
The requested extension provider.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

The requested provider was not found.

InvalidCastException

The requested provider does not implement the TInterface interface.

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ExtensionPointPackage Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell Namespace