ElementOperations.CanMerge Method

Returns a value indicating whether the ElementGroupPrototype from the IDataObject can be merged (i.e., pasted or dropped) into the target ModelElement.

Namespace:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling
Assembly:  Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.12.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.Sdk.12.0.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function CanMerge ( _
    targetElement As ModelElement, _
    data As IDataObject _
) As Boolean

public virtual bool CanMerge(
    ModelElement targetElement,
    IDataObject data
)

public:
virtual bool CanMerge(
    ModelElement^ targetElement, 
    IDataObject^ data
)

abstract CanMerge : 
        targetElement:ModelElement * 
        data:IDataObject -> bool  
override CanMerge : 
        targetElement:ModelElement * 
        data:IDataObject -> bool

public function CanMerge(
    targetElement : ModelElement, 
    data : IDataObject
) : boolean

Parameters

• targetElement
  Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling.ModelElement

  The ModelElement that is the target for the ElementGroupPrototype.

• data
  Type: System.Windows.Forms.IDataObject

  The IDataObject potentially containing the ElementGroupPrototype.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the ElementGroupPrototype from the IDataObject can be merged into the target ModelElement. Otherwise, false.

.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

ElementOperations Class

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Modeling Namespace