Import property always null (MEF import issue)

Question

I try for some time to get things done using MEF but now, I run into a problem i need help.

Description: I have 2 DLL and one EXE file. ClassLibrary1 (LoggerImpl.cs, Som

Answer 1

You need a statement like similar to the following to involve the SomeClass in the composition process

// ClassLibrary1.dll
//SomeClass.cs
using System;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
using System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using LogNamespace;

public class SomeClass
{
    [Import("Logging", typeof(ILogger))]
    public ILogger Log { get; set; } //<-- ALWAYS NULL ???

    public SomeClass()
    {
        var catalog = new AggregateCatalog();
        CompositionContainer _container;

        // catalog.Catalogs.Add(new DirectoryCatalog("."));
        catalog.Catalogs.Add(new AssemblyCatalog(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()));
        _container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);

        _container.ComposeParts(this);
    }

    public void Print()
    {
        Log.Print();
    }

}

// ClassLibrary1.dll
// LoggerImpl.cs
namespace ClassLibrary1
{
    [Export("Logging", typeof(ILogger))]
    public class LoggerImpl : ILogger
    {
        public void Print()
        {
            Console.WriteLine("print called");
        }
    }
}

// ClassLibrary2.dll
// ILogger.cs
namespace LogNamespace
{
    public interface ILogger
    {
        void Print();
    }
}

// WindowsFormsApplication1.exe
// WindowsFormsApplication1.cs
namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    [Export("Form1", typeof(Form1))]
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {

        [Import("Logging", typeof(ILogger))]
        public ILogger Log { set; get; }

        private CompositionContainer _container;

        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            Compose();
            Log.Print();

            SomeClass c = new SomeClass();
            c.Print();
        }

        private void Compose()
        {
            var catalog = new AggregateCatalog();

            // catalog.Catalogs.Add(new DirectoryCatalog("."));
            catalog.Catalogs.Add(new AssemblyCatalog(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()));
            _container = new CompositionContainer(catalog);

            try
            {
                _container.ComposeParts(this);
            }
            catch (CompositionException compositionException)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(compositionException.ToString());
            }
        }
    }
}