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

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

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.