What Are Component Services?

Component Services is the name given to the component-based API provided by the .NET framework. It is used to implement components in .NET.

In the world of software development, a component is usually defined as a program, class, or object that performs a specific task or function, and does not need to know anything about either the program, which called or used it, or the environment in which it is operating. Basically, a component is a self-contained part of a system, which relies only on itself to perform tasks.

Now you might be thinking, “Wait a second. Isn’t the definition given for Component Services the definition of a business object?” You would be right. However, they are distinctly different. Business objects ...

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