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mcs/class/referencesource/System/compmod/system/componentmodel/LicenseProvider.cs

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+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="LicenseProvider.cs" company="Microsoft">
+//     Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+// </copyright>                                                                
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace System.ComponentModel {
+    using Microsoft.Win32;
+    using System;
+    using System.Diagnostics;
+    using System.Runtime.Remoting;
+    using System.Security.Permissions;
+
+    /// <include file='doc\LicenseProvider.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="LicenseProvider"]/*' />
+    /// <devdoc>
+    /// <para>Provides the <see langword='abstract'/> base class for implementing a <see cref='System.ComponentModel.LicenseProvider'/>.</para>
+    /// </devdoc>
+    [HostProtection(SharedState = true)]
+    public abstract class LicenseProvider
+    {
+
+        /// <include file='doc\LicenseProvider.uex' path='docs/doc[@for="LicenseProvider.GetLicense"]/*' />
+        /// <devdoc>
+        ///    <para>When overridden in a derived class, gets a license for an <paramref name="instance "/>or <paramref name="type "/>
+        ///       of component.</para>
+        /// </devdoc>
+        public abstract License GetLicense(LicenseContext context, Type type, object instance, bool allowExceptions);
+    }
+}