TransactedInstaller.Uninstall(IDictionary) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Configuration.Install

Assembly:: System.Configuration.Install.dll

Important

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Removes an installation.

public:
 override void Uninstall(System::Collections::IDictionary ^ savedState);

public override void Uninstall (System.Collections.IDictionary savedState);

override this.Uninstall : System.Collections.IDictionary -> unit

Public Overrides Sub Uninstall (savedState As IDictionary)

Parameters

savedState: IDictionary

An IDictionary that contains the state of the computer after the installation completed.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the TransactedInstaller, Install and Uninstall methods of the TransactedInstaller class.

This example provides an implementation similar to that of Installutil.exe (Installer Tool). It installs assemblies with the options preceding that particular assembly. If an option is not specified for an assembly, the previous assembly's options are used if there is a previous assembly in the list. If either the "/u" or "/uninstall" option is specified, the assemblies are uninstalled. If the "/?" or "/help" option is provided, the help information is displayed to the console.

array<String^>^ args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
ArrayList^ myOptions = gcnew ArrayList;
String^ myOption;
bool toUnInstall = false;
bool toPrintHelp = false;
TransactedInstaller^ myTransactedInstaller = gcnew TransactedInstaller;
AssemblyInstaller^ myAssemblyInstaller;
InstallContext^ myInstallContext;

try
{
   for ( int i = 1; i < args->Length; i++ )
   {
      // Process the arguments.
      if ( args[ i ]->StartsWith( "/" ) || args[ i ]->StartsWith( "-" ) )
      {
         myOption = args[ i ]->Substring( 1 );
         // Determine whether the option is to 'uninstall' an assembly.
         if ( String::Compare( myOption, "u", true ) == 0 ||
            String::Compare( myOption, "uninstall", true ) == 0 )
         {
            toUnInstall = true;
            continue;
         }
         // Determine whether the option is for printing help information.
         if ( String::Compare( myOption, "?", true ) == 0 ||
            String::Compare( myOption, "help", true ) == 0 )
         {
            toPrintHelp = true;
            continue;
         }
         // Add the option encountered to the list of all options
         // encountered for the current assembly.
         myOptions->Add( myOption );
      }
      else
      {
         // Determine whether the assembly file exists.
         if (  !File::Exists( args[ i ] ) )
         {
            // If assembly file doesn't exist then print error.
            Console::WriteLine( "\nError : {0} - Assembly file doesn't exist.",
               args[ i ] );
            return 0;
         }
         
         // Create a instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' that installs the given assembly.
         myAssemblyInstaller =
            gcnew AssemblyInstaller( args[ i ],
               (array<String^>^)( myOptions->ToArray( String::typeid ) ) );
         // Add the instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' to the 'TransactedInstaller'.
         myTransactedInstaller->Installers->Add( myAssemblyInstaller );
      }
   }
   
   // If user requested help or didn't provide any assemblies to install
   // then print help message.
   if ( toPrintHelp || myTransactedInstaller->Installers->Count == 0 )
   {
      PrintHelpMessage();
      return 0;
   }
   
   // Create a instance of 'InstallContext' with the options specified.
   myInstallContext =
      gcnew InstallContext( "Install.log",
         (array<String^>^)( myOptions->ToArray( String::typeid ) ) );
   myTransactedInstaller->Context = myInstallContext;
   
   // Install or Uninstall an assembly depending on the option provided.
   if (  !toUnInstall )
   {
      myTransactedInstaller->Install( gcnew Hashtable );
   }
   else
   {
      myTransactedInstaller->Uninstall( nullptr );
   }
}
catch ( Exception^ e ) 
{
   Console::WriteLine( "\nException raised : {0}", e->Message );
}

using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Collections;
using System.Configuration.Install;
using System.IO;

public class TransactedInstaller_Example
{
   public static void Main(String[] args)
   {
      ArrayList myOptions = new ArrayList();
      String myOption;
      bool toUnInstall = false;
      bool toPrintHelp = false;
      TransactedInstaller myTransactedInstaller = new TransactedInstaller();
      AssemblyInstaller myAssemblyInstaller;
      InstallContext myInstallContext;

      try
      {
         for(int i = 0; i < args.Length; i++)
         {
            // Process the arguments.
            if(args[i].StartsWith("/") || args[i].StartsWith("-"))
            {
               myOption = args[i].Substring(1);
               // Determine whether the option is to 'uninstall' an assembly.
               if(String.Compare(myOption, "u", true) == 0 ||
                  String.Compare(myOption, "uninstall", true) == 0)
               {
                  toUnInstall = true;
                  continue;
               }
               // Determine whether the option is for printing help information.
               if(String.Compare(myOption, "?", true) == 0 ||
                  String.Compare(myOption, "help", true) == 0)
               {
                  toPrintHelp = true;
                  continue;
               }
               // Add the option encountered to the list of all options
               // encountered for the current assembly.
               myOptions.Add(myOption);
            }
            else
            {
               // Determine whether the assembly file exists.
               if(!File.Exists(args[i]))
               {
                  // If assembly file doesn't exist then print error.
                  Console.WriteLine("\nError : {0} - Assembly file doesn't exist.",
                     args[i]);
                  return;
               }

               // Create a instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' that installs the given assembly.
               myAssemblyInstaller =
                  new AssemblyInstaller(args[i],
                  (string[]) myOptions.ToArray(typeof(string)));
               // Add the instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' to the 'TransactedInstaller'.
               myTransactedInstaller.Installers.Add(myAssemblyInstaller);
            }
         }
         // If user requested help or didn't provide any assemblies to install
         // then print help message.
         if(toPrintHelp || myTransactedInstaller.Installers.Count == 0)
         {
            PrintHelpMessage();
            return;
         }

         // Create a instance of 'InstallContext' with the options specified.
         myInstallContext =
            new InstallContext("Install.log",
            (string[]) myOptions.ToArray(typeof(string)));
         myTransactedInstaller.Context = myInstallContext;

         // Install or Uninstall an assembly depending on the option provided.
         if(!toUnInstall)
            myTransactedInstaller.Install(new Hashtable());
         else
            myTransactedInstaller.Uninstall(null);
      }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
         Console.WriteLine("\nException raised : {0}", e.Message);
      }
   }

   public static void PrintHelpMessage()
   {
      Console.WriteLine("Usage : TransactedInstaller [/u | /uninstall] [option [...]] assembly" +
         "[[option [...]] assembly] [...]]");
      Console.WriteLine("TransactedInstaller executes the installers in each of" +
         " the given assembly. If /u or /uninstall option" +
         " is given it uninstalls the assemblies.");
   }
}

Dim options As New ArrayList()
Dim myOption As String
Dim toUnInstall As Boolean = False
Dim toPrintHelp As Boolean = False
Dim myTransactedInstaller As New TransactedInstaller()
Dim myAssemblyInstaller As AssemblyInstaller
Dim myInstallContext As InstallContext

Try
   Dim i As Integer
   For i = 1 To args.Length - 1
      ' Process the arguments.
      If args(i).StartsWith("/") Or args(i).StartsWith("-") Then
         myOption = args(i).Substring(1)
         ' Determine whether the option is to 'uninstall' an assembly.
         If String.Compare(myOption, "u", True) = 0 Or _
            String.Compare(myOption,"uninstall", True) = 0 Then
            toUnInstall = True
            GoTo ContinueFor1
         End If
         ' Determine whether the option is for printing help information.
         If String.Compare(myOption, "?", True) = 0 Or _
            String.Compare(myOption, "help", True) = 0 Then
            toPrintHelp = True
            GoTo ContinueFor1
         End If
         ' Add the option encountered to the list of all options
         ' encountered for the current assembly.
         options.Add(myOption)
      Else
         ' Determine whether the assembly file exists.
         If Not File.Exists(args(i)) Then
            ' If assembly file doesn't exist then print error.
            Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Newline + _
                     "Error : {0} - Assembly file doesn't exist.", args(i))
            Return
         End If

         ' Create a instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' that installs the given assembly.
         myAssemblyInstaller = New AssemblyInstaller(args(i), _
                        CType(options.ToArray(GetType(String)), String()))
         ' Add the instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' to the 'TransactedInstaller'.
         myTransactedInstaller.Installers.Add(myAssemblyInstaller)
      End If
   ContinueFor1:
   Next i
   ' If user requested help or didn't provide any assemblies to install
   ' then print help message.
   If toPrintHelp Or myTransactedInstaller.Installers.Count = 0 Then
      PrintHelpMessage()
      Return
   End If

   ' Create a instance of 'InstallContext' with the options specified.
   myInstallContext = New InstallContext("Install.log", _
               CType(options.ToArray(GetType(String)), String()))
   myTransactedInstaller.Context = myInstallContext

   ' Install or Uninstall an assembly depending on the option provided.
   If Not toUnInstall Then
      myTransactedInstaller.Install(New Hashtable())
   Else
      myTransactedInstaller.Uninstall(Nothing)
   End If
Catch e As Exception
   Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Newline + "Exception raised : {0}", e.Message)
End Try

Remarks

Call this method to remove a previously completed installation. This Uninstall method calls the Uninstall method of each installer in the Installers property to uninstall any resources set during installation. Any exceptions during uninstallation are ignored.

Note

Although the Install and Commit methods save the state of the computer after the installations, the file containing the IDictionary from the savedState parameter might have been deleted at some point after the installation was complete. If the file is deleted, the savedState parameter is null.

Applies to

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