IVsExtensionManager.CreateInstallableExtension Method

Factory method for extensions that are installable.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function CreateInstallableExtension ( _
    extensionPath As String _
) As IInstallableExtension

IInstallableExtension CreateInstallableExtension(
    string extensionPath
)

IInstallableExtension^ CreateInstallableExtension(
    String^ extensionPath
)

abstract CreateInstallableExtension : 
        extensionPath:string -> IInstallableExtension

function CreateInstallableExtension(
    extensionPath : String
) : IInstallableExtension

Parameters

• extensionPath
  Type: String

  Path of a VSIX package file.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.IInstallableExtension
An IInstalledExtension object that may be passed to the Install API.

Remarks

Although this API supports the Extension Manager infrastructure, we recommend that you do not use it because it is subject to change.

This method should call CreateExtension to get VSIX metadata.

.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

Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager Namespace