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IVsDataConnectionManager.GetConnection Method

Definition

Overloads

GetConnection(Guid, String, Boolean)

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

GetConnection(Guid, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Retrieves an existing data connection or creates a new data connection that matches the specified provider GUID and connection string. Also, optionally updates the connection string of the returned connection.

GetConnection(Guid, String, Boolean)

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

public:
 Microsoft::VisualStudio::Data::Services::IVsDataConnection ^ GetConnection(Guid provider, System::String ^ connectionString, bool encryptedString);
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataConnection GetConnection (Guid provider, string connectionString, bool encryptedString);
abstract member GetConnection : Guid * string * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataConnection
Public Function GetConnection (provider As Guid, connectionString As String, encryptedString As Boolean) As IVsDataConnection

Parameters

provider
Guid

The GUID of the DDEX provider.

connectionString
String

The connection string in unencrypted or encrypted form.

encryptedString
Boolean

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

Returns

An IVsDataConnection object representing the data connection.

Applies to

GetConnection(Guid, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Retrieves an existing data connection or creates a new data connection that matches the specified provider GUID and connection string. Also, optionally updates the connection string of the returned connection.

public:
 Microsoft::VisualStudio::Data::Services::IVsDataConnection ^ GetConnection(Guid provider, System::String ^ connectionString, bool encryptedString, bool update);
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataConnection GetConnection (Guid provider, string connectionString, bool encryptedString, bool update);
abstract member GetConnection : Guid * string * bool * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataConnection
Public Function GetConnection (provider As Guid, connectionString As String, encryptedString As Boolean, update As Boolean) As IVsDataConnection

Parameters

provider
Guid

The GUID of the DDEX provider.

connectionString
String

The connection string in unencrypted or encrypted form.

encryptedString
Boolean

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

update
Boolean

A Boolean value indicating whether the data connection's connection string value should be updated with the specified connection string (true) or not (false).

Returns

An IVsDataConnection object representing the data connection.

Applies to