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Workbook.GetService(Type) Method

Gets the service object of the specified type.

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Namespace: DevExpress.Spreadsheet

Assembly: DevExpress.Docs.v24.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Document.Processor

#Declaration

public object GetService(
    Type serviceType
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
serviceType Type

An object that specifies the type of service object to get.

#Returns

Type Description
Object

A service object of the specified type, or a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no service object of this type.

#Remarks

Use this method to enable your application objects to obtain a service of the Workbook in order to employ methods of the service. The Workbook implements IServiceProvider interface, so you can tell it what type of service you wish to retrieve with the GetService method; and if a service is available, it is offered to the caller object.

#Implements

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