Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.Packages Namespace

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The Microsoft.VisualStudio.SharePoint.Packages namespace contains types that you can use to access the package definition in a SharePoint project.

The main type in this namespace is the IPackage interface. An IPackage object represents a package definition in a SharePoint project, including the package manifest. To get an IPackage object, first use the ISharePointProject.Package property to get an ISharePointProjectPackage object. Then, use the ISharePointProjectPackage.Model property to get an IPackage object.

Interfaces

	Interface	Description
	IApplicationResource	Represents an application resource file.
	IApplicationResourceCollection	Represents a collection of application resource files.
	IAssembly	Represents an assembly.
	IAssemblyCollection	Represents a collection of assemblies in the package.
	IBindingRedirect	Represents an assembly binding redirection.
	IBindingRedirectCollection	Represents a collection of package assembly binding redirections.
	IClassResource	Represents a class resource file in the package.
	IClassResourceCollection	Represents a collection of package class resource files.
	ICodeAccessSecurityAssembly	Represents an assembly in a code access security (CAS) policy.
	ICodeAccessSecurityAssemblyCollection	Represents a collection of assemblies associated with a code access security (CAS) policy.
	ICustomAssembly	Represents an assembly included within a package.
	ICustomSolutionActivationDependency	Represents a custom solution activation dependency in the package.
	IDwpFile	Represents a Web part (.dwp) file in the package.
	IDwpFileCollection	Represents a collection of Web part (.dwp) files in the package.
	IFeatureManifestReference	Represents a feature manifest file in the package.
	IFeatureManifestReferenceCollection	Represents a collection of feature manifest files in the package.
	IPackage	Represents the definition of a package within the SharePoint project system.
	IPackageManifest	Represents a SharePoint package manifest.
	IPermissionElement	Represents a code access security (CAS) permission.
	IPermissionElementCollection	Represents a collection of code access security (CAS) policy permissions.
	IPolicyItem	Represents a code access security (CAS) policy item.
	IPolicyItemCollection	Represents a collection of code access security (CAS) policy items.
	IProjectOutputAssembly	Represents a project output assembly included in a package.
	IResource	Represents a resource file in the package.
	IResourceCollection	Represents a collection of resource files in the package.
	IRootFile	Represents a root file in the package.
	IRootFileCollection	Represents a collection of root files in a package.
	ISafeControl	Represents a safe control in the package.
	ISafeControlCollection	Represents a collection of safe controls.
	ISiteDefinitionManifest	Represents a site definition manifest file.
	ISiteDefinitionManifestCollection	Represents a collection of site definition manifests.
	ISolutionActivationDependency	Represents an activation dependency of a SharePoint package.
	ISolutionActivationDependencyCollection	Represents a collection of packages upon which the activation of another package depends.
	ITemplateFile	Represents a template file in the package.
	ITemplateFileCollection	Represents a collection of template files in the package.
	IWebTempFile	Represents a Web template file in the package.
	IWebTempFileCollection	Represents a collection of Web template files in the package.

Enumerations

	Enumeration	Description
	ApplicationResourceType	Specifies where an application resource file is deployed on the server.
	DeploymentServerType	Specifies the type of server to host the package.
	DeploymentTarget	Specifies where an assembly is deployed on the SharePoint server.
	ResetWebServerModeOnUpgrade	Specifies how the web server is restarted after an upgrade.