IVsDataExplorerConnectionManager.FindConnection Method

Searches for an existing data connection that matches the specified properties.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function FindConnection ( _
    provider As Guid, _
    connectionString As String, _
    encryptedString As Boolean _
) As IVsDataExplorerConnection

IVsDataExplorerConnection FindConnection(
    Guid provider,
    string connectionString,
    bool encryptedString
)

IVsDataExplorerConnection^ FindConnection(
    Guid provider, 
    String^ connectionString, 
    bool encryptedString
)

abstract FindConnection : 
        provider:Guid * 
        connectionString:string * 
        encryptedString:bool -> IVsDataExplorerConnection 

function FindConnection(
    provider : Guid, 
    connectionString : String, 
    encryptedString : boolean
) : IVsDataExplorerConnection

Parameters

• provider
  Type: System.Guid
  The GUID of the DDEX provider for the associated data connection.

• connectionString
  Type: System.String
  The connection string, in unencrypted or encrypted form, containing the connection properties.

• encryptedString
  Type: System.Boolean
  A Boolean value indicating whether the connectionString parameter is encrypted (true) or not (false).

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services.IVsDataExplorerConnection
An IVsDataExplorerConnection object representing an existing data connection that matches the specified properties, or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if none is found.

.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

IVsDataExplorerConnectionManager Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Services Namespace