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I have a simple business object in the BusinessObjects.dll file:
namespace BusinessObjects
{
public class MyClass
{
public MyClass()
{
DateTime = DateTime.Now;
}
public DateTime DateTime { get; set; }
}
}
In my SharedUI.dll I have this class "Context Provider", which I use to conduct the referee for the currently selected MyClass - remember that this is a simple example:) ...
namespace SharedUI
{
public class AppContext
{
[Export]
public MyClass SelectedMyClass { get; private set; }
public void SetupContext(MyClass myClass)
{
SelectedMyClass = myClass;
}
public static AppContext Context
{
get
{
if (context == null)
{
context = new AppContext();
}
return context;
}
}
private static AppContext context;
}
}
My MefTest.exe has this class:
namespace MefTest
{
public class Program
{
[Import]
public MyClass MyClass { get; set; }
private void Compose()
{
var ventSystem = new MyClass();
AppContext.Context.SetupContext(ventSystem);
var executingAssembly = new AssemblyCatalog(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
var contextAssembly = new AssemblyCatalog(Assembly.LoadFile(string.Format(@"{0}\SharedUI.dll", Environment.CurrentDirectory)));
var catalog = new AggregateCatalog(executingAssembly, contextAssembly);
var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
container.ComposeParts(this);
}
private void Run()
{
Compose();
Console.WriteLine(MyClass.DateTime.ToString());
Console.ReadKey();
}
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var p = new Program();
p.Run();
}
}
}
I am new to MEF, so please bear with me :)
UPDATED Source code with suggestions from Daniel Plaisted
MyClass source is the same ...
SharedUI.dll now looks like this:
namespace SharedUI
{
[Export]
public class AppContext
{
[Export(typeof(MyClass))]
public MyClass SelectedMyClass { get; private set; }
public void SetupContext(MyClass myClass)
{
SelectedMyClass = myClass;
}
}
}
MefTest.exe now looks like this:
namespace MefTest
{
public class Program
{
[Import]
public MyClass MyClass { get; set; }
[Import]
public AppContext AppContext { get; set; }
private void Compose()
{
var executingAssembly = new AssemblyCatalog(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly());
var contextAssembly = new AssemblyCatalog(Assembly.LoadFile(string.Format(@"{0}\SharedUI.dll", Environment.CurrentDirectory)));
var catalog = new AggregateCatalog(executingAssembly, contextAssembly);
var container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);
container.ComposeParts(this);
var myClass = new MyClass();
AppContext.SetupContext(myClass);
}
private void Run()
{
Compose();
Console.WriteLine(AppContext.SelectedMyClass.DateTime.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(MyClass.DateTime.ToString());
Console.ReadKey();
}
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
var p = new Program();
p.Run();
}
}
}
What am I doing wrong since I cannot get it to work?