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IVsDataHostService.TryGetService<TService, TInterface> Method

Tries to get a global Visual Studio service of the specified type that implements the specified interface.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function TryGetService(Of TService, TInterface) As TInterface
TInterface TryGetService<TService, TInterface>()
generic<typename TService, typename TInterface>
TInterface TryGetService()
abstract TryGetService : unit -> 'TInterface 
JScript does not support generic types or methods.

Type Parameters

  • TService
    The service.
  • TInterface
    The type.

Return Value

Type: TInterface
The service instance, if found; otherwise, nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This method should be called for services that are optional or not known to always be present.

Examples

The following code demonstrates calling this method to retrieve a standard Visual Studio global service, using a separate service type and interface type.

using System;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Core;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop;

public class DdexHostSvcExample10
{
    public static IVsUIShell GetIVsUIShell(IVsDataHostService hostService)
    {
        return hostService.TryGetService<SVsUIShell, IVsUIShell>();
    }
}

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See Also

Reference

IVsDataHostService Interface

TryGetService Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Core Namespace