/// <summary>
/// Gets extension objects registered in a path.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">
/// An extension path.
/// </param>
/// <param name="reuseCachedInstance">
/// When set to True, it will return instances created in previous calls.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// An array of objects registered in the path.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// This method can only be used if all nodes in the provided extension path
/// are of type Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode. The returned array is composed
/// by all objects created by calling the TypeExtensionNode.CreateInstance()
/// method for each node (or TypeExtensionNode.GetInstance() if
/// reuseCachedInstance is set to true).
///
/// An InvalidOperationException exception is thrown if one of the found
/// objects is not a subclass of the provided type.
/// </remarks>
public static T[] GetExtensionObjects <T> (string path, bool reuseCachedInstance)
{
AddinEngine.CheckInitialized();
return(AddinEngine.GetExtensionObjects <T> (path, reuseCachedInstance));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets extension objects registered in a path.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">
/// An extension path.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// An array of objects registered in the path.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// This method can only be used if all nodes in the provided extension path
/// are of type Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode. The returned array is composed
/// by all objects created by calling the TypeExtensionNode.CreateInstance()
/// method for each node.
///
/// An InvalidOperationException exception is thrown if one of the found
/// objects is not a subclass of the provided type.
/// </remarks>
public static T[] GetExtensionObjects <T> (string path)
{
AddinEngine.CheckInitialized();
return(AddinEngine.GetExtensionObjects <T> (path));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets extension objects registered in a path.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="path">
/// An extension path.
/// </param>
/// <param name="arrayElementType">
/// Type of the return array elements.
/// </param>
/// <param name="reuseCachedInstance">
/// When set to True, it will return instances created in previous calls.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// An array of objects registered in the path.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// This method can only be used if all nodes in the provided extension path
/// are of type Mono.Addins.TypeExtensionNode. The returned array is composed
/// by all objects created by calling the TypeExtensionNode.CreateInstance()
/// method for each node (or TypeExtensionNode.GetInstance() if
/// reuseCachedInstance is set to true).
///
/// An InvalidOperationException exception is thrown if one of the found
/// objects is not a subclass of the provided type.
/// </remarks>
public static object[] GetExtensionObjects(string path, Type arrayElementType, bool reuseCachedInstance)
{
AddinEngine.CheckInitialized();
return(AddinEngine.GetExtensionObjects(path, arrayElementType, reuseCachedInstance));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets extension objects registered for a type extension point.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="instanceType">
/// Type defining the extension point
/// </param>
/// <param name="reuseCachedInstance">
/// When set to True, it will return instances created in previous calls.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A list of extension objects.
/// </returns>
public static object[] GetExtensionObjects(Type instanceType, bool reuseCachedInstance)
{
AddinEngine.CheckInitialized();
return(AddinEngine.GetExtensionObjects(instanceType, reuseCachedInstance));
}
