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<Namespace Name="System.ComponentModel">
  <Docs>
    <summary>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>The <see cref="N:System.ComponentModel" /> namespace provides classes that are used to implement the run-time and design-time behavior of components and controls. This namespace includes the base classes and interfaces for implementing attributes and type converters, binding to data sources, and licensing components.</para>
    </summary>
    <remarks>
      <attribution license="cc4" from="Microsoft" modified="false" />
      <para>The classes in this namespace divide into the following categories: </para>
      <list type="bullet">
        <item>
          <para>Core component classes. See the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Component" />, <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.IComponent" />, <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.Container" />, and <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.IContainer" /> classes.</para>
        </item>
        <item>
          <para>Component licensing. See the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.License" />, <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.LicenseManager" />, <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.LicenseProvider" />, and <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.LicenseProviderAttribute" /> classes.</para>
        </item>
        <item>
          <para>Attributes. See the <see cref="T:System.Attribute" /> class.</para>
        </item>
        <item>
          <para>Descriptors and persistence. See the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.TypeDescriptor" />, <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.EventDescriptor" />, and <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.PropertyDescriptor" /> classes.</para>
        </item>
        <item>
          <para>Type converters. See the <see cref="T:System.ComponentModel.TypeConverter" /> class.</para>
        </item>
      </list>
    </remarks>
  </Docs>
</Namespace>