Class SortedObjectRegistry<TSortableExtensionAttribute, TExtensionType>

Helper class for implementers of extension points, which allows easy instantiation of all extensions registered with a sortable extension point (SortableExtensionAttribute) identified by a specific type of extension attribute.

Inheritance
System.Object
ObjectRegistry<TSortableExtensionAttribute, TExtensionType>
SortedObjectRegistry<TSortableExtensionAttribute, TExtensionType>
Inherited Members
Namespace: Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.Util
Assembly: Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.dll
Syntax
public class SortedObjectRegistry<TSortableExtensionAttribute, TExtensionType> : ObjectRegistry<TSortableExtensionAttribute, TExtensionType> where TSortableExtensionAttribute : SortableExtensionAttribute where TExtensionType : class
Type Parameters
Name Description
TSortableExtensionAttribute

The type of sortable extension attribute, identifying the extension point.
TExtensionType

The type of the extension implementation classes for the extension point.

Constructors

SortedObjectRegistry(IPluginRegistry)

Constructor.

Declaration
public SortedObjectRegistry(IPluginRegistry pluginRegistry)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IPluginRegistry pluginRegistry

The plug-in registry from which to retrieve the extensions.

Methods

CreateObjects()

Creates an instance of all the objects registered with the extension point, sorts them, and returns them as an array.

Declaration
public override TExtensionType[] CreateObjects()
Returns
Type Description
TExtensionType[]

An array, containing a new instance of every object registered with the extension point, sorted according to the InsertBefore and InsertAfter properties.
Overrides
Sdl.Core.PluginFramework.ObjectRegistry<TSortableExtensionAttribute, TExtensionType>.CreateObjects()
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.InvalidCastException

Thrown when any of the created objects cannot be cast to the required type.