DataConnectionManager.GetDataConnection Method

Definition

Overloads

GetDataConnection(Guid, String, Boolean)

Retrieves a data connection that is equivalent to the specified connection information.

GetDataConnection(Guid, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Retrieves a data connection that is equivalent to the specified connection information, with an indication whether the connection information is updated.

GetDataConnection(Guid, String, Boolean)

Retrieves a data connection that is equivalent to the specified connection information.

public:
 Microsoft::VisualStudio::Data::DataConnection ^ GetDataConnection(Guid provider, System::String ^ connectionString, bool encryptedString);
public Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataConnection GetDataConnection (Guid provider, string connectionString, bool encryptedString);
member this.GetDataConnection : Guid * string * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataConnection
Public Function GetDataConnection (provider As Guid, connectionString As String, encryptedString As Boolean) As DataConnection

Parameters

provider
Guid

DDEX provider GUID.

connectionString
String

DDEX provider connection string.

encryptedString
Boolean

Indication whether the connection string information is encrypted (true if encrypted.)

Returns

Returns a DataConnection object instance representing the requested connection.

Exceptions

The connectionString parameter is null.

The specified provider is not a registered DDEX provider.

Applies to

GetDataConnection(Guid, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Retrieves a data connection that is equivalent to the specified connection information, with an indication whether the connection information is updated.

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

Parameters

provider
Guid

A DDEX data provider GUID.

connectionString
String

A connection string recognized by the data provider.

encryptedString
Boolean

Indicates whether the connection string parameter is encrypted (true if encrypted).

update
Boolean

Indicates whether the connection information is updated

Returns

Returns a DataConnection object instance representing the requested connection.

Applies to