InstallByMsiException Class

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02/21/2011

Exception thrown when an extension must be installed by a Windows Installer (.msi) file.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Exception
    Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionManagerException
      Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.InstallByMsiException

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Class InstallByMsiException _
    Inherits ExtensionManagerException

public class InstallByMsiException : ExtensionManagerException

public ref class InstallByMsiException : public ExtensionManagerException

type InstallByMsiException =  
    class
        inherit ExtensionManagerException
    end

public class InstallByMsiException extends ExtensionManagerException

The InstallByMsiException type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	InstallByMsiException()	Creates an InstallByMsiException object.
	InstallByMsiException(String)	Creates an InstallByMsiException object that has an error message.
	InstallByMsiException(String, Exception)	Creates an InstallByMsiException object that has an error message and exposes the inner exception that threw it.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	ErrorCode	(Overrides ExtensionManagerException.ErrorCode.)
	HelpLink	Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	Message	Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	Source	Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception.)
	StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception.)
	TargetSite	Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetBaseException	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetObjectData	When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	GetType	Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Remarks

Although this API supports the Extension Manager infrastructure, we recommend that you do not use it because it is subject to change.

If an attempt is made to use an extension manager to install a package that does not conform to the VSIX specification, this exception is thrown.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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