Container Class
Encapsulates zero or more components.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The Container type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
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 | Add(IComponent) | Adds the specified Component to the Container. The component is unnamed. |
| Add(IComponent, String) | Adds the specified Component to the Container and assigns it a name. |
| CreateSite | Creates a site ISite for the given IComponent and assigns the given name to the site. |
| Dispose() | Releases all resources used by the Container. |
| Dispose(Boolean) | Releases the unmanaged resources used by the Container, and optionally releases the managed resources. |
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Releases unmanaged resources and performs other cleanup operations before the Container is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Overrides Object.Finalize().) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetService | Gets the service object of the specified type, if it is available. |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Remove | Removes a component from the Container. |
| RemoveWithoutUnsiting | Removes a component from the Container without setting Site to null. |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ValidateName | Determines whether the component name is unique for this container. |
The Container class is the default implementation for the IContainer interface.
Containers are objects that encapsulate and track zero or more components. In this context, containment refers to logical containment, not visual containment. You can use components and containers in a variety of scenarios, including scenarios that are both visual and not visual.
The components in a container are tracked in a first-in, first-out list, which also defines the order of the components within the container. Added components are appended to the end of the list.
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The HostProtectionAttribute attribute applied to this type or member has the following Resources property value: SharedState. The HostProtectionAttribute does not affect desktop applications (which are typically started by double-clicking an icon, typing a command, or entering a URL in a browser). For more information, see the HostProtectionAttribute class or SQL Server Programming and Host Protection Attributes. |
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.