DataExplorerConnectionManager.AddConnection Method
Definition
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Adds a new connection to the Server Explorer window with the specified connection settings.
public:
abstract Microsoft::VisualStudio::Data::DataExplorerConnection ^ AddConnection(System::String ^ connectionName, Guid provider, System::String ^ connectionString, bool encryptedString);
public abstract Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataExplorerConnection AddConnection (string connectionName, Guid provider, string connectionString, bool encryptedString);
abstract member AddConnection : string * Guid * string * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataExplorerConnection
Public MustOverride Function AddConnection (connectionName As String, provider As Guid, connectionString As String, encryptedString As Boolean) As DataExplorerConnection
Parameters
- connectionName
- String
The initial name to use for the root connection node. If null, a generated name is used.
- provider
- Guid
The unique identifier of a data provider.
- connectionString
- String
An unencrypted or encrypted string containing connection information.
- encryptedString
- Boolean
An indication whether the connectionString
parameter is unencrypted or encrypted.
Returns
Returns a DataExplorerConnection object instance with specified setting, representing a new connection (or existing connection if a connection with equivalent settings already exists).
Exceptions
The connectionString
parameter is null.
The provider is not a registered DDEX provider.