UpdateCheckInfo.UpdateAvailable Property

public:
 property bool UpdateAvailable { bool get(); };

public bool UpdateAvailable { get; }

member this.UpdateAvailable : bool

Public ReadOnly Property UpdateAvailable As Boolean

Property Value

true if new version of the application is available; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example inspects UpdateAvailable to determine whether there is an update to install.

public:
    void InstallUpdateSync()
    {
        if (ApplicationDeployment::IsNetworkDeployed)
        {
            bool isUpdateAvailable = false;
            ApplicationDeployment^ appDeployment =
                ApplicationDeployment::CurrentDeployment;

            try
            {
                isUpdateAvailable = appDeployment->CheckForUpdate();
            }
            catch (InvalidOperationException^ ex)
            {
                MessageBox::Show("The update check failed. Error: {0}",
                    ex->Message);
                return;
            }

            if (isUpdateAvailable)
            {
                try
                {
                    appDeployment->Update();
                    MessageBox::Show(
                        "The application has been upgraded, and will now " +
                        "restart.");
                    Application::Restart();
                }
                catch (Exception^ ex)
                {
                    MessageBox::Show("The update failed. Error: {0}",
                        ex->Message);
                    return;
                }

            }
        }
    }

private void InstallUpdateSyncWithInfo()
{
    UpdateCheckInfo info = null;

    if (ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed)
    {
        ApplicationDeployment ad = ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment;

        try
        {
            info = ad.CheckForDetailedUpdate();
        }
        catch (DeploymentDownloadException dde)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("The new version of the application cannot be downloaded at this time. \n\nPlease check your network connection, or try again later. Error: " + dde.Message);
            return;
        }
        catch (InvalidDeploymentException ide)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Cannot check for a new version of the application. The ClickOnce deployment is corrupt. Please redeploy the application and try again. Error: " + ide.Message);
            return;
        }
        catch (InvalidOperationException ioe)
        {
            MessageBox.Show("This application cannot be updated. It is likely not a ClickOnce application. Error: " + ioe.Message);
            return;
        }

        if (info.UpdateAvailable)
        {
            Boolean doUpdate = true;

            if (!info.IsUpdateRequired)
            {
                DialogResult dr = MessageBox.Show("An update is available. Would you like to update the application now?", "Update Available", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel);
                if (!(DialogResult.OK == dr))
                {
                    doUpdate = false;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                // Display a message that the app MUST reboot. Display the minimum required version.
                MessageBox.Show("This application has detected a mandatory update from your current " + 
                    "version to version " + info.MinimumRequiredVersion.ToString() + 
                    ". The application will now install the update and restart.", 
                    "Update Available", MessageBoxButtons.OK, 
                    MessageBoxIcon.Information);
            }

            if (doUpdate)
            {
                try
                {
                    ad.Update();
                    MessageBox.Show("The application has been upgraded, and will now restart.");
                    Application.Restart();
                }
                catch (DeploymentDownloadException dde)
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the latest version of the application. \n\nPlease check your network connection, or try again later. Error: " + dde);
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Private Sub InstallUpdateSyncWithInfo()
    Dim info As UpdateCheckInfo = Nothing

    If (ApplicationDeployment.IsNetworkDeployed) Then
        Dim AD As ApplicationDeployment = ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment

        Try
            info = AD.CheckForDetailedUpdate()
        Catch dde As DeploymentDownloadException
            MessageBox.Show("The new version of the application cannot be downloaded at this time. " + ControlChars.Lf & ControlChars.Lf & "Please check your network connection, or try again later. Error: " + dde.Message)
            Return
        Catch ioe As InvalidOperationException
            MessageBox.Show("This application cannot be updated. It is likely not a ClickOnce application. Error: " & ioe.Message)
            Return
        End Try

        If (info.UpdateAvailable) Then
            Dim doUpdate As Boolean = True

            If (Not info.IsUpdateRequired) Then
                Dim dr As DialogResult = MessageBox.Show("An update is available. Would you like to update the application now?", "Update Available", MessageBoxButtons.OKCancel)
                If (Not System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK = dr) Then
                    doUpdate = False
                End If
            Else
                ' Display a message that the app MUST reboot. Display the minimum required version.
                MessageBox.Show("This application has detected a mandatory update from your current " & _
                    "version to version " & info.MinimumRequiredVersion.ToString() & _
                    ". The application will now install the update and restart.", _
                    "Update Available", MessageBoxButtons.OK, _
                    MessageBoxIcon.Information)
            End If

            If (doUpdate) Then
                Try
                    AD.Update()
                    MessageBox.Show("The application has been upgraded, and will now restart.")
                    Application.Restart()
                Catch dde As DeploymentDownloadException
                    MessageBox.Show("Cannot install the latest version of the application. " & ControlChars.Lf & ControlChars.Lf & "Please check your network connection, or try again later.")
                    Return
                End Try
            End If
        End If
        End If
End Sub

Applies to