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
'Usage
Dim instance As DataProvider 
Dim objType As Type 
Dim returnValue As Boolean 

returnValue = instance.SupportsObject(objType)
public bool SupportsObject(
    Type objType
)
public:
bool SupportsObject(
    Type^ objType
)
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

See Also

Reference

DataProvider Class

DataProvider Members

SupportsObject Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data Namespace

SupportsObject

CreateObject