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RoleEntryPoint Class

Provides methods to run code when a role instance is initialized, run, and stopped.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime.dll)
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Public MustInherit Class RoleEntryPoint
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Worker roles must extend the RoleEntryPoint class to add functionality to the role instances. Web roles can optionally extend the RoleEntryPoint class, or can use the ASP.NET lifecycle management methods to handle the start and stop sequences. For a VM role, Windows Services are used instead of the RoleEntryPoint class. For more information about how to create a Windows Service for a VM role, see How to Develop an Adapter for a VM Role in Windows Azure.

For more information about life cycle management, see Overview of Building an Application that Runs in a Hosted Service.


System.Object
  Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ServiceRuntime.RoleEntryPoint
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

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