# DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation

- Kind: `record`
- Package: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr.md)
- Version: `13.0.0`
- Namespace: `CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr`
- Target framework: `net10.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/CommunityToolkit/Aspire/blob/30a4b632065206d447183d2baabf6dfb3678d4af/src/CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr/DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation.cs)
- Implements: `IResourceAnnotation`, `IEquatable<DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation>`

Indicates that a Dapr component should be used with the sidecar for the associated resource.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr;

public sealed record DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation
    : Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.IResourceAnnotation,
      System.IEquatable<CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.Dapr.DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation>
{
    // ...
}
```

## Constructors

- [DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation(IDaprComponentResource)](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/constructors.md#constructor-idaprcomponentresource) -- Indicates that a Dapr component should be used with the sidecar for the associated resource.

## Properties

- [Component](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/properties.md#component) : [IDaprComponentResource](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/idaprcomponentresource.md) `get; init` -- The Dapr component to use.

## Methods

- [<Clone>$](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#clone) : [DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation.md)
- [Deconstruct(IDaprComponentResource)](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#deconstruct-idaprcomponentresource)
- [Equals(object?)](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#equals-object) : `bool` -- Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.
- [Equals(DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation?)](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#equals-daprcomponentreferenceannotation) : `bool` -- Indicates whether the current object is equal to another object of the same type.
- [GetHashCode](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#gethashcode) : `int` -- Serves as the default hash function.
- [op_Equality(DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation?, DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation?)](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#op-equality-daprcomponentreferenceannotation-daprcomponentreferenceannotation) : `bool` `static`
- [op_Inequality(DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation?, DaprComponentReferenceAnnotation?)](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#op-inequality-daprcomponentreferenceannotation-daprcomponentreferenceannotation) : `bool` `static`
- [ToString](/reference/api/csharp/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.dapr/daprcomponentreferenceannotation/methods.md#tostring) : `string` -- Returns a string that represents the current object.