Class ServiceLocator

This class provides the ambient container for this application. If your framework defines such an ambient container, use ServiceLocator.Current to get it.

Inheritance

System.Object

ServiceLocator

Inherited Members

System.Object.ToString()

System.Object.Equals(System.Object)

System.Object.Equals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.ReferenceEquals(System.Object, System.Object)

System.Object.GetHashCode()

System.Object.GetType()

System.Object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: EPiServer.ServiceLocation

Assembly: EPiServer.Framework.dll

Version: 11.20.7

Syntax

public static class ServiceLocator

Remarks

This derives from http://commonservicelocator.codeplex.com/.

Properties

Current

The current ambient container.

Declaration

public static IServiceLocator Current { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
IServiceLocator

Methods

AssignNullService<TService>(IServiceLocator, ref TService)

Assigns a service reference using the service locator if not already assigned. This method is used internally by EPiServer to simplify optional service parameters.

Declaration

public static bool AssignNullService<TService>(this IServiceLocator locator, ref TService potentiallyEmptyServiceReference)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IServiceLocator	locator	The service locator instance to use.
TService	potentiallyEmptyServiceReference	The object referenced that is checked for null before beeing assigned.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if a service was assigned, otherwise null.

Type Parameters

Name	Description
TService	The type of service to retrieve.

SetLocator(IServiceLocator)

Sets the service locator provider to a service locator provider using the given service locator.

Declaration

public static void SetLocator(IServiceLocator serviceLocator)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IServiceLocator	serviceLocator	The container to use for the global service locator instance.

SetLocatorProvider(ServiceLocatorProvider)

Set the delegate that is used to retrieve the current container.

Declaration

public static void SetLocatorProvider(ServiceLocatorProvider newProvider)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
ServiceLocatorProvider	newProvider	Delegate that, when called, will return the current ambient container.