IVsDataConnectionManager.GetConnection Method (Guid, String, Boolean)

Retrieves an existing data connection or creates a new data connection that matches the specified provider GUID and connection string.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function GetConnection ( _
    provider As Guid, _
    connectionString As String, _
    encryptedString As Boolean _
) As IVsDataConnection

IVsDataConnection GetConnection(
    Guid provider,
    string connectionString,
    bool encryptedString
)

IVsDataConnection^ GetConnection(
    Guid provider, 
    String^ connectionString, 
    bool encryptedString
)

abstract GetConnection : 
        provider:Guid * 
        connectionString:string * 
        encryptedString:bool -> IVsDataConnection

function GetConnection(
    provider : Guid, 
    connectionString : String, 
    encryptedString : boolean
) : IVsDataConnection

Parameters

• provider
  Type: System.Guid

  The GUID of the DDEX provider.

• connectionString
  Type: System.String

  The connection string in unencrypted or encrypted form.

• encryptedString
  Type: System.Boolean

  A Boolean value indicating whether the connection string is encrypted (true) or unencrypted (false).

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataConnection
An IVsDataConnection object representing the data connection.

.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.

See Also

Reference

IVsDataConnectionManager Interface

GetConnection Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services Namespace