StateManagedCollection.CreateKnownType(Int32) Method
Definition
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When overridden in a derived class, creates an instance of a class that implements IStateManager. The type of object created is based on the specified member of the collection returned by the GetKnownTypes() method.
protected:
virtual System::Object ^ CreateKnownType(int index);protected virtual object CreateKnownType (int index);abstract member CreateKnownType : int -> obj
override this.CreateKnownType : int -> objProtected Overridable Function CreateKnownType (index As Integer) As ObjectParameters
- index
- Int32
The index, from the ordered list of types returned by GetKnownTypes(), of the type of IStateManager to create.
Returns
An instance of a class derived from IStateManager, according to the index provided.
Exceptions
In all cases when not overridden in a derived class.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how a strongly typed StateManagedCollection class implements the CreateKnownType method. The CycleCollection implementation of CreateKnownType returns the default instance of either a Bicycle or Tricycle object, depending on the index passed. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the StateManagedCollection class.
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//
// The strongly typed CycleCollection class is a collection
// that contains Cycle class instances, which implement the
// IStateManager interface.
//
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[AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand,
Level=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)]
public sealed class CycleCollection : StateManagedCollection {
private static readonly Type[] _typesOfCycles
= new Type[] { typeof(Bicycle), typeof(Tricycle) };
protected override object CreateKnownType(int index) {
switch(index) {
case 0:
return new Bicycle();
case 1:
return new Tricycle();
default:
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Unknown Type");
}
}
protected override Type[] GetKnownTypes() {
return _typesOfCycles;
}
protected override void SetDirtyObject(object o) {
((Cycle)o).SetDirty();
}
}
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
'
' The strongly typed CycleCollection class is a collection
' that contains Cycle class instances, which implement the
' IStateManager interface.
'
'////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
<AspNetHostingPermission(SecurityAction.Demand, _
Level:=AspNetHostingPermissionLevel.Minimal)> _
Public NotInheritable Class CycleCollection
Inherits StateManagedCollection
Private Shared _typesOfCycles() As Type = _
{GetType(Bicycle), GetType(Tricycle)}
Protected Overrides Function CreateKnownType(ByVal index As Integer) As Object
Select Case index
Case 0
Return New Bicycle()
Case 1
Return New Tricycle()
Case Else
Throw New ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Unknown Type")
End Select
End Function
Protected Overrides Function GetKnownTypes() As Type()
Return _typesOfCycles
End Function
Protected Overrides Sub SetDirtyObject(ByVal o As Object)
CType(o, Cycle).SetDirty()
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
The CreateKnownType method is called internally by the StateManagedCollection collection in its implementation of the StateManagedCollection.IStateManager.LoadViewState method. Derived collections override the CreateKnownType method to return a default instance of the IStateManager type identified by the provided index, which maps to one of the types returned by the GetKnownTypes method.
