DataExplorerConnectionManager.FindConnection Method (Guid, String, Boolean)

Locates a DataExplorerConnection object instance with specified connection settings.

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

Syntax

'宣言
Public MustOverride Function FindConnection ( _
    provider As Guid, _
    connectionString As String, _
    encryptedString As Boolean _
) As DataExplorerConnection
'使用
Dim instance As DataExplorerConnectionManager
Dim provider As Guid
Dim connectionString As String
Dim encryptedString As Boolean
Dim returnValue As DataExplorerConnection

returnValue = instance.FindConnection(provider, _
    connectionString, encryptedString)
public abstract DataExplorerConnection FindConnection(
    Guid provider,
    string connectionString,
    bool encryptedString
)
public:
virtual DataExplorerConnection^ FindConnection(
    Guid provider, 
    String^ connectionString, 
    bool encryptedString
) abstract
public abstract function FindConnection(
    provider : Guid, 
    connectionString : String, 
    encryptedString : boolean
) : DataExplorerConnection

Parameters

  • provider
    Type: System.Guid

    The global unique identifier (guid) of a DDEX provider.

  • connectionString
    Type: System.String

    An unencrypted or encrypted string containing connection information.

  • encryptedString
    Type: System.Boolean

    A Boolean flag indicating whether the connectionString parameter is unencrypted or encrypted.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataExplorerConnection

Returns a DataExplorerConnection object instance representing the specified connection, or returns a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if no such connection is found.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The connectionString parameter is null.

ArgumentException

The provider is not a registered DDEX provider.

Permissions

See Also

Reference

DataExplorerConnectionManager Class

DataExplorerConnectionManager Members

FindConnection Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data Namespace