DataExplorerConnectionManager.AddConnection Method

Adds a new connection to the Server Explorer window with the specified connection settings.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustOverride Function AddConnection ( _
    connectionName As String, _
    provider As Guid, _
    connectionString As String, _
    encryptedString As Boolean _
) As DataExplorerConnection

public abstract DataExplorerConnection AddConnection(
    string connectionName,
    Guid provider,
    string connectionString,
    bool encryptedString
)

public:
virtual DataExplorerConnection^ AddConnection(
    String^ connectionName, 
    Guid provider, 
    String^ connectionString, 
    bool encryptedString
) abstract

abstract AddConnection : 
        connectionName:string * 
        provider:Guid * 
        connectionString:string * 
        encryptedString:bool -> DataExplorerConnection

public abstract function AddConnection(
    connectionName : String, 
    provider : Guid, 
    connectionString : String, 
    encryptedString : boolean
) : DataExplorerConnection

Parameters

connectionName
Type: System.String
The initial name to use for the root connection node. If nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), a generated name is used.

provider
Type: System.Guid
The unique identifier of a data provider.

connectionString
Type: System.String
An unencrypted or encrypted string containing connection information.

encryptedString
Type: System.Boolean
An indication whether the connectionString parameter is unencrypted or encrypted.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataExplorerConnection
Returns a DataExplorerConnection object instance with specified setting, representing a new connection (or existing connection if a connection with equivalent settings already exists).

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The connectionString parameter is null.
ArgumentException	The provider is not a registered DDEX provider.

Remarks

Other exceptions indicate that a provider-specific problem occurred when adding the connection to the data explorer.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.