IVsExtensionManager.TryGetInstalledExtension Method

Query for an installed extension by using the extension identifier (ID).

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function TryGetInstalledExtension ( _
    identifier As String, _
    <OutAttribute> ByRef result As IInstalledExtension _
) As Boolean

bool TryGetInstalledExtension(
    string identifier,
    out IInstalledExtension result
)

bool TryGetInstalledExtension(
    String^ identifier, 
    [OutAttribute] IInstalledExtension^% result
)

abstract TryGetInstalledExtension : 
        identifier:string * 
        result:IInstalledExtension byref -> bool

function TryGetInstalledExtension(
    identifier : String, 
    result : IInstalledExtension
) : boolean

Parameters

• identifier
  Type: String

  The unique identifier of an extension.

• result
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.IInstalledExtension%

  An IExtension object that has the metadata of the queried extension if the extension is installed. Otherwise, returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Return Value

Type: Boolean
True if the extension is installed; otherwise, false.

Remarks

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

.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

IVsExtensionManager Interface

Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager Namespace