DataExplorerConnectionManager.AddConnection Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll

Package:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data v17.10.40170

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Adds a new connection to the Server Explorer window with the specified connection settings.

public:
 abstract Microsoft::VisualStudio::Data::DataExplorerConnection ^ AddConnection(System::String ^ connectionName, Guid provider, System::String ^ connectionString, bool encryptedString);

public abstract Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataExplorerConnection AddConnection (string connectionName, Guid provider, string connectionString, bool encryptedString);

abstract member AddConnection : string * Guid * string * bool -> Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.DataExplorerConnection

Public MustOverride Function AddConnection (connectionName As String, provider As Guid, connectionString As String, encryptedString As Boolean) As DataExplorerConnection

Parameters

connectionName: String

The initial name to use for the root connection node. If null, a generated name is used.

provider: Guid

The unique identifier of a data provider.

connectionString: String

An unencrypted or encrypted string containing connection information.

encryptedString: Boolean

An indication whether the connectionString parameter is unencrypted or encrypted.

Returns

DataExplorerConnection

Returns a DataExplorerConnection object instance with specified setting, representing a new connection (or existing connection if a connection with equivalent settings already exists).

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

The connectionString parameter is null.

ArgumentException

The provider is not a registered DDEX provider.

Applies to

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