DataProvider.SupportsObject Method (Type)

Retrieves a Boolean value that indicates whether a particular object type is supported by the provider.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function SupportsObject ( _
    objType As Type _
) As Boolean

public bool SupportsObject(
    Type objType
)

public:
bool SupportsObject(
    Type^ objType
)

member SupportsObject : 
        objType:Type -> bool

public function SupportsObject(
    objType : Type
) : boolean

Parameters

objType
Type: System.Type
Data type of the specified object.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
Returns true if a particular object type is supported by the provider; otherwise returns false.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The objType parameter is null.

Remarks

This method queries the registry to find out whether a particular object type is supported by the data provider. Calling this method allows a client to find out the capabilities of the provider without having to load the provider's code.

.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.