Provides a base class for browser factories that create BrowserService objects for specific browsers.
Inheritance Hierarchy
Object
  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.BrowserFactory
Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class BrowserFactory
public abstract class BrowserFactory
public ref class BrowserFactory abstract
[<AbstractClass>]
type BrowserFactory =  class end
public abstract class BrowserFactory
The BrowserFactory type exposes the following members.
Constructors
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) | BrowserFactory | Initializes a new instance of the BrowserFactory class. | 
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Properties
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) | Name | Gets the name of this browser factory. | 
| .gif) | SupportedVersions | Gets a list of browser versions that are supported by this browser factory. | 
| .gif) | TechnologyManagerTypeName | Gets the type name for the user interface technology manager to use for this browser factory. | 
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Methods
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| .gif) | Equals | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | GetBrowserHelper | Returns a browser helper for the browsers that this factory supports. | 
| .gif) | GetBrowserSupportLevel | Returns the numerical support level for the specified browser. | 
| .gif) | GetHashCode | Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | Launch() | Launches the browser and returns a browser service object. | 
| .gif) | Launch(array<String[]) | Launches the browser by using the provided arguments and returns a browser service object. | 
| .gif) | Launch(Uri) | Launches the browser by using the provided uniform resource identifier (URI) and returns a browser service object. | 
| .gif) | Locate(IntPtr) | Finds the browser that is identified by the provided window handle and returns a browser service object. | 
| .gif) | Locate(PropertyExpressionCollection, PropertyExpressionCollection) | Finds the browser by using the provided search properties and filter properties. | 
| .gif) | LocateAll | Finds all browsers that match the provided search properties and filter properties, and returns an array of browser service objects for those browsers. | 
| .gif) | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) | 
| .gif) | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) | 
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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.