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SelectionSet Element |
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SelectionSet Element |
Defines a set of .NET objects that can be referenced by the name of the set.
- Configuration Element
- SelectionSets Element
- SelectionSet Element
<SelectionSet>
<Name>SelectionSetName</Name>
<Types>...</Types>
</SelectionSet>
The following sections describe the attributes, child elements, and the parent element of the
SelectionSet
element. Each selection set must have a name, and it must specify the .NET objects of
the set.
None.
Element | Description |
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Name Element for SelectionSet | Required element. Specifies the name used to reference the selection set. |
Types Element | Required element. Defines the .NET objects that are in the selection set. |
Element | Description |
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SelectionSets Element Format | Defines the common sets of .NET objects that can be used by all views of the formatting file. |
You can use selection sets when you have a set of related objects that you want to reference by using a single name, such as a set of objects that are related through inheritance. When defining your views, you can specify the set of objects by using the name of the selection set instead of listing all the objects within each view.
Common selection sets are specified by their name when defining the views of the formatting file or
the definitions of the views. In these cases, the SelectionSetName
child element of the
ViewSelectedBy
and EntrySelectedBy
elements specifies the set to be used. For more information
about selection sets, see Defining Sets of Objects.
The following example shows a SelectionSet
element that defines four .NET types.
<SelectionSets>
<SelectionSet>
<Name>FileSystemTypes</Name>
<Types>
<TypeName>System.IO.DirectoryInfo</TypeName>
<TypeName>System.IO.FileInfo</TypeName>
<TypeName>Deserialized.System.IO.DirectoryInfo</TypeName>
<TypeName>Deserialized.System.IO.FileInfo</TypeName>
</Types>
</SelectionSet>
</SelectionSets>