﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Type Name="ITypeDescriptorContext" FullName="System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext"><TypeSignature Language="C#" Maintainer="auto" Value="public interface ITypeDescriptorContext : IServiceProvider" /><TypeSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".class public interface auto ansi abstract ITypeDescriptorContext implements class System.IServiceProvider" /><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyName>System</AssemblyName><AssemblyPublicKey>[00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00]</AssemblyPublicKey><AssemblyVersion>1.0.3300.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ThreadSafetyStatement>Gtk# is thread aware, but not thread safe; See the &lt;link location="node:gtk-sharp/programming/threads"&gt;Gtk# Thread Programming&lt;/link&gt; for details.</ThreadSafetyStatement><Interfaces><Interface><InterfaceName>System.IServiceProvider</InterfaceName></Interface></Interfaces><Attributes><Attribute><AttributeName>System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)</AttributeName></Attribute></Attributes><Docs><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext" /> interface provides contextual information about a component. <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext" /> is typically used at design time to provide information about a design-time container. This interface is commonly used in type conversion. For details, see <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter" />.</para><block subset="none" type="note"><para>Do not rely on the presence of this interface when you design a type converter. If a particular interface, property, or service is necessary but not available, the type converter should return null rather than throw an exception. This interface's properties can return null at any time, and you should plan for this.</para></block></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Provides contextual information about a component, such as its container and property descriptor.</para></summary></Docs><Members><Member MemberName="Container"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public System.ComponentModel.IContainer Container { get; }" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".property instance class System.ComponentModel.IContainer Container" /><MemberType>Property</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.ComponentModel.IContainer</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Docs><value>To be added: an object of type 'IContainer'</value><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The <see cref="P:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.Container" /> property gets the logical container of the component associated with the type descriptor.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Gets the container representing this <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor" /> request.</para></summary></Docs></Member><Member MemberName="Instance"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public object Instance { get; }" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".property instance object Instance" /><MemberType>Property</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.Object</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Docs><value>To be added: an object of type 'object'</value><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>The <see cref="P:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.Instance" /> property gets the object that is invoking the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext" /> interface. For example, if a type converter is given a <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Color" /> to convert, <see cref="P:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.Instance" /> returns the actual instance of the control that is using the <see cref="T:System.Drawing.Color" />. You can subsequently query the control for further information about its services and its <see cref="P:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.Container" />.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Gets the object that is connected with this type descriptor request.</para></summary></Docs></Member><Member MemberName="OnComponentChanged"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public void OnComponentChanged ();" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig newslot virtual instance void OnComponentChanged() cil managed" /><MemberType>Method</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.Void</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Parameters /><Docs><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Use the <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.OnComponentChanged" /> method to send notification that an instance of an object has changed.</para><para>Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see <format type="text/html"><a href="f2adaf01-1ed1-42e1-8c31-8d467e7e0ee2">Raising an Event</a></format>.</para><para>The <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.OnComponentChanged" /> method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Raises the <see cref="E:System.ComponentModel.Design.IComponentChangeService.ComponentChanged" /> event.</para></summary></Docs></Member><Member MemberName="OnComponentChanging"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public bool OnComponentChanging ();" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".method public hidebysig newslot virtual instance bool OnComponentChanging() cil managed" /><MemberType>Method</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.Boolean</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Parameters /><Docs><remarks><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Use the <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.OnComponentChanging" /> method to send notification that an instance of an object is about to be changed. This method also returns a value indicating whether this object can be changed. When false is returned, do not change the object.</para><para>Raising an event invokes the event handler through a delegate. For more information, see <format type="text/html"><a href="f2adaf01-1ed1-42e1-8c31-8d467e7e0ee2">Raising an Event</a></format>.</para><para>The <see cref="M:System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext.OnComponentChanging" /> method also allows derived classes to handle the event without attaching a delegate. This is the preferred technique for handling the event in a derived class.</para></remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Raises the <see cref="E:System.ComponentModel.Design.IComponentChangeService.ComponentChanging" /> event.</para></summary><returns><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>true if this object can be changed; otherwise, false.</para></returns></Docs></Member><Member MemberName="PropertyDescriptor"><MemberSignature Language="C#" Value="public System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor PropertyDescriptor { get; }" /><MemberSignature Language="ILAsm" Value=".property instance class System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor PropertyDescriptor" /><MemberType>Property</MemberType><AssemblyInfo><AssemblyVersion>1.0.5000.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion><AssemblyVersion>4.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion></AssemblyInfo><ReturnValue><ReturnType>System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor</ReturnType></ReturnValue><Docs><value>To be added: an object of type 'PropertyDescriptor'</value><remarks>To be added</remarks><summary><attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" /><para>Gets the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor" /> that is associated with the given context item.</para></summary></Docs></Member></Members></Type>