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IVsDataConnectionEquivalencyComparer.AreEquivalent Method

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

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

Syntax

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

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

returnValue = instance.AreEquivalent(connectionString1, _
    connectionString2)

bool AreEquivalent(
    string connectionString1,
    string connectionString2
)

bool AreEquivalent(
    String^ connectionString1, 
    String^ connectionString2
)

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 the connection strings are equivalent; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

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

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

IVsDataConnectionEquivalencyComparer Interface

IVsDataConnectionEquivalencyComparer Members

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.SupportEntities Namespace