DataSource Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll

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Represents and provides access to a DDEX data source.

public ref class DataSource abstract

public abstract class DataSource

type DataSource = class

Public MustInherit Class DataSource

Inheritance: Object
DataSource

Constructors

DataSource()

Class constructor.

Properties

DefaultProvider	Retrieves the default DDEX provider using a global unique identifier (GUID).
Description	Retrieves a localized description of this data source.
DisplayName	Retrieves the name of the data source for UI display.
Guid	Retrieves the global unique identifier (GUID) of the data source.

Methods

GetDescription(Guid)	Retrieves a description for a data source combined with a specified DDEX provider.
GetProperty(Guid, String)	Retrieves a data source property stored with the data source registration entries, specifying the property by name and GUID.
GetProperty(String)	Retrieves a data source property stored with the data source registration entries, specifying the property by name.
GetProviders()	Retrieves an array of data provider GUIDs representing DDEX providers that support the data source.

Applies to