File: System\ComponentModel\IComponent.cs
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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 
using System.ComponentModel.Design;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
namespace System.ComponentModel
{
    /// <summary>
    /// A "component" is an object that can be placed in a container.
    ///
    /// In this context, "containment" refers to logical containment, not visual
    /// containment. Components and containers can be used in a variety of
    /// scenarios, including both visual and non-visual scenarios.
    ///
    /// To be a component, a class implements the IComponent interface, and provides
    /// a parameter-less constructor.
    ///
    /// A component interacts with its container primarily through a container-
    /// provided "site".
    /// Provides functionality required by all components.
    /// </summary>
    [Designer("System.ComponentModel.Design.ComponentDesigner, System.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")]
    [Designer("System.Windows.Forms.Design.ComponentDocumentDesigner, System.Design, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a",
              "System.ComponentModel.Design.IRootDesigner, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089")]
    [TypeConverter("System.ComponentModel.ComponentConverter, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089")]
    public interface IComponent : IDisposable
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// When implemented by a class, gets or sets the <see cref='System.ComponentModel.ISite'/>
        /// associated with the <see cref='System.ComponentModel.IComponent'/>.
        /// </summary>
        ISite? Site { get; set; }
 
        /// <summary>
        /// Adds an event handler to listen to the Disposed event on the component.
        /// </summary>
        event EventHandler? Disposed;
    }
}