IVsExtensionManager.InstallAsync Method (IInstallableExtension, Boolean)

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Asynchronously installs an extension to the ExtensionsRoot directory. Installations that are invoked by using this method cannot be canceled.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Sub InstallAsync ( _
    extension As IInstallableExtension, _
    perMachine As Boolean _
)

void InstallAsync(
    IInstallableExtension extension,
    bool perMachine
)

void InstallAsync(
    IInstallableExtension^ extension, 
    bool perMachine
)

abstract InstallAsync : 
        extension:IInstallableExtension * 
        perMachine:bool -> unit

function InstallAsync(
    extension : IInstallableExtension, 
    perMachine : boolean
)

Parameters

• extension
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.IInstallableExtension

  The extension to be installed. This must be an extension that was created from a VSIX package.

• perMachine
  Type: System.Boolean

  Specifies whether an extension should be installed on a per-computer basis or only for the current user.

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

InstallAsync Overload

Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager Namespace