AddIn.Connected Property

Gets or sets a value indicating whether an add-in is loaded and connected.

Namespace:  EnvDTE
Assembly:  EnvDTE (in EnvDTE.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Property Connected As Boolean

bool Connected { get; set; }

property bool Connected {
    bool get ();
    void set (bool value);
}

abstract Connected : bool with get, set

function get Connected () : boolean 
function set Connected (value : boolean)

Property Value

Type: System.Boolean
A Boolean value indicating whether an add-in is loaded and connected.

Remarks

Returns true if an add-in is loaded and connected, false if otherwise.

Examples

Sub ConnectedExample()
   ' Set object references.
   Dim addincoll As AddIns
   Dim addinobj As AddIn
   
   addincoll = DTE.AddIns
   addinobj = addincoll.Item(1)

   ' Connect the add-in if it is not already connected
   ' and list its SatelliteDLLPath and Guid.
   If addinobj.Connected = False Then
      addinobj.Connected = True
   End If
   MsgBox("Satellite DLL Path: " & addinobj.SatelliteDllPath)
   MsgBox("DLL GUID: " & addinobj.Guid)
End Sub

.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.

See Also

Reference

AddIn Interface

EnvDTE Namespace