DataConnectionEquivalencyComparer.AreEquivalent Method (String, String)

Compares the specified connection strings to determine whether they are equivalent and hence provide the same design-time experience.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AreEquivalent ( _
    connectionString1 As String, _
    connectionString2 As String _
) As Boolean

'Usage
Dim instance As DataConnectionEquivalencyComparer 
Dim connectionString1 As String 
Dim connectionString2 As String 
Dim returnValue As Boolean 

returnValue = instance.AreEquivalent(connectionString1, _
    connectionString2)

public bool AreEquivalent(
    string connectionString1,
    string connectionString2
)

public:
virtual bool AreEquivalent(
    String^ connectionString1, 
    String^ connectionString2
) sealed

public final function AreEquivalent(
    connectionString1 : String, 
    connectionString2 : String
) : boolean

Parameters

connectionString1
Type: System.String

The first connection string to compare.

connectionString2
Type: System.String

The second connection string to compare.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if both connection strings are equivalent; otherwise, false.

Implements

IVsDataConnectionEquivalencyComparer.AreEquivalent(String, String)

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The connectionString1 or the connectionString2 parameter is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

.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.