MSHCComponent Class

This class is a modified version of the original MSHCComponent that is used to add MS Help Viewer meta data to the topics. This version allows the inclusion of a sortOrder attribute on the table of contents file elements. This allows the sort order of the elements to be defined to set the proper placement of the TOC entries when parented to an entry outside of the help file and to parent the API content within a conceptual content folder.

Definition

Namespace: Sandcastle.Tools.BuildComponents
Assembly: Sandcastle.Tools.BuildComponents (in Sandcastle.Tools.BuildComponents.dll) Version: 2026.1.20.0
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public class MSHCComponent : BuildComponentCore
Inheritance
Object    BuildComponentCore    MSHCComponent

Remarks

The sortOrder attributes are optional. If not found, standard ordering is applied starting from zero. If a sortOrder attribute is found, numbering starts from that value for the associated topic and increments by one for all subsequent topics until another sortOrder attribute is encountered or the end of the group is reached.

Example

Example Component Configuration
<component id="Microsoft Help Viewer Metadata Component">
  <data self-branded="true" topic-version="100" toc-file="toc.xml"
  toc-parent="" toc-parent-version="100" />
</component>
Example toc.xml File
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<topics>
  <!-- Sort our content below that of the parent node's existing sub-topics -->
  <topic id="d4648875-d41a-783b-d5f4-638df39ee413" file="d4648875-d41a-783b-d5f4-638df39ee413" sortOrder="100">
    <topic id="57f7aedc-17d3-4547-bdf9-5b468a08a1bc" file="57f7aedc-17d3-4547-bdf9-5b468a08a1bc" />
    <topic id="0e6bbd29-775a-8deb-c4f5-5b1e63349ef1" file="0e6bbd29-775a-8deb-c4f5-5b1e63349ef1" />
    <topic id="fcdfafc4-7625-f407-d8e9-ec006944e1d7" file="fcdfafc4-7625-f407-d8e9-ec006944e1d7" />
    <!-- API content (7 namespaces, merged later) goes here and this topic follows it -->
    <topic id="ce37cf86-fd95-49fc-b048-ba7d25d68d87" file="ce37cf86-fd95-49fc-b048-ba7d25d68d87" sortOrder="10">
  </topic>
  .
  .
  .
</topics>

Constructors

MSHCComponent Constructor

Properties

BuildAssembler This read-only property returns a reference to the build assembler instance using the component
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)
GroupId This is used to set an optional group ID for use with component events
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)

Methods

Apply This abstract method must be overridden to apply the build component's changes to the specified document.
(Overrides BuildComponentCoreApply(XmlDocument, String))
Dispose This implements the Dispose() interface to properly dispose of the build component.
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)
Dispose(Boolean) This can be overridden by derived classes to add their own disposal code if necessary.
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)
EqualsDetermines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
Finalize This handles garbage collection to ensure proper disposal of the build component if not done explicitly with Dispose.
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)
GetHashCodeServes as the default hash function.
(Inherited from Object)
GetTypeGets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object)
Initialize This abstract method must be overridden to initialize the component
(Overrides BuildComponentCoreInitialize(XPathNavigator))
MemberwiseCloneCreates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object)
OnComponentEvent This can be used to raise the ComponentEvent event with the specified event arguments.
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)
ToStringReturns a string that represents the current object.
(Inherited from Object)
WriteMessage(MessageLevel, String, Object) This can be used to report a message
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)
WriteMessage(String, MessageLevel, String, Object) This can be used to report a message for a specific topic ID
(Inherited from BuildComponentCore)

See Also