Configuring Control Licensing

Add controls to a Windows form.

  • Configure control licensing.

Before we look at areas where .NET applications are designed to be configured, I should mention one area where configuration is almost never necessary: control licensing. The .NET Framework provides complete support for licensing of controls (and other classes), but this support is designed to be completely unobtrusive and transparent at runtime.

When you purchase a custom control for use in applications, it typically comes with a design-time license that's good for a limited number of computers. It also comes with a runtime license that allows end users to use applications that utilize the control without allowing them to embed the control in new applications. ...

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