mono/mcs/class/System/System.CodeDom.Compiler/CodeDomProvider.cs

//
// System.CodeDom.Compiler.CodeDomProvider.cs
//
// Author:
//   Daniel Stodden ([email protected])
//
// (C) 2002 Ximian, Inc.
//

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using System.ComponentModel;
using System.IO;

namespace System.CodeDom.Compiler
{
	[ToolboxItem ("")]
	public abstract class CodeDomProvider : Component
	{
		//
		// Constructors
		//
		protected CodeDomProvider()
		{
		}

		//
		// Properties
		//
		public virtual string FileExtension {
			get {
				return String.Empty;
			}
		}

		public virtual LanguageOptions LanguageOptions {
			get {
				return LanguageOptions.None;
			}
		}

		//
		// Methods
		//
		public abstract ICodeCompiler CreateCompiler();

		public abstract ICodeGenerator CreateGenerator();
		
		public virtual ICodeGenerator CreateGenerator (string fileName)
		{
			return CreateGenerator();
		}

		public virtual ICodeGenerator CreateGenerator (TextWriter output)
		{
			return CreateGenerator();
		}

		public virtual ICodeParser CreateParser()
		{
			return null;
		}

		public virtual TypeConverter GetConverter (Type type)
		{
			return TypeDescriptor.GetConverter (type);
		}

	}
}