FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition Class

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06/27/2014

Specifies a mapping between a content type and a file extension.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities.FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Utilities
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.CoreUtility (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.CoreUtility.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

public sealed class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

public ref class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition sealed

[<Sealed>]
type FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition =  class end

public final class FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition

The FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition	Initializes a new instance of FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Because you cannot subclass this type, you can use the [Export] attribute with no type.

For more information about this definition, see Walkthrough: Linking a Content Type to a File Name Extension.

Examples

The following code shows how to use this definition to link a content type and a file extension:

internal sealed class Components
{
    [Export]
    [FileExtension(".abc")]
    [ContentType("alphabet")]
    internal FileExtensionToContentTypeDefinition abcFileExtensionDefinition;
    
    { other components }
}

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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