Xceed .NET Libraries Documentation
Extending
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Every class contained within Xceed's products can be derived from to extend its functionality and then used as a replacement for the original object. Before you get started, it would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the class hierarchy as represented in the following diagram:

 

 

Although it is possible to derive from every class illustrated above to implement custom file, folder, and stream manipulation classes, the following topics provide information on the classes that are most commonly derived from. These topics include: