Registers the given code generator for Visual Basic and Visual C# projects when added to a Package-derived class or a class that implements IVsPackage.
Inheritance Hierarchy
Object
  Attribute
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.RegistrationAttribute
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Serialization.ProvideGeneratorAttribute
Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.Serialization
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple := True, Inherited := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class ProvideGeneratorAttribute _
    Inherits RegistrationAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public sealed class ProvideGeneratorAttribute : RegistrationAttribute
[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
public ref class ProvideGeneratorAttribute sealed : public RegistrationAttribute
[<Sealed>]
[<AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets.Class, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)>]
type ProvideGeneratorAttribute =  
    class 
        inherit RegistrationAttribute 
    end
public final class ProvideGeneratorAttribute extends RegistrationAttribute
The ProvideGeneratorAttribute type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) | ProvideGeneratorAttribute | Initializes a new instance of ProvideGeneratorAttribute for the given package and generator. | 
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) | Description | Gets the description of the generator. | 
| .gif) | GenerateDesignTimeSource | Gets whether source code is generated for use at design time. | 
| .gif) | GeneratorType | Gets the type of the code generator. | 
| .gif) | Name | Gets the name of the generator. | 
| .gif) | PackageGuid | Gets the GUID of the package containing a project that supports invoking this generator. | 
| .gif) | TypeId | Gets the current instance of this attribute. (Inherited from RegistrationAttribute.) | 
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) | Equals | Infrastructure. Returns a value that indicates whether this instance is equal to a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) | GetHashCode | Returns the hash code for this instance. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | IsDefaultAttribute | When overridden in a derived class, indicates whether the value of this instance is the default value for the derived class. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) | Match | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) | Register | Registers this attribute with the given context. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Register(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).) | 
| .gif) | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | Unregister | Removes the registration information about a VSPackage when called by an external registration tool like regpkg.exe. For more information, see Registering VSPackages. (Overrides RegistrationAttribute.Unregister(RegistrationAttribute.RegistrationContext).) | 
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Explicit Interface Implementations
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) .gif) | System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) .gif) | System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) .gif) | System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
| .gif) .gif) | System#Runtime#InteropServices#_Attribute#Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) | 
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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.