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InstallerCollection::Add Method (Installer^)

 

Adds the specified installer to this collection of installers.

Namespace:   System.Configuration.Install
Assembly:  System.Configuration.Install (in System.Configuration.Install.dll)

public:
int Add(
	Installer^ value
)

Parameters

value
Type: System.Configuration.Install::Installer^

An Installer that represents the installer to add to the collection.

Return Value

Type: System::Int32

The zero-based index of the added installer.

The Parent property of the added Installer is set to specify the Installer containing this collection.

The following example is an excerpt of the example in the InstallerCollection class.

#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Configuration.Install.dll>

using namespace System;
using namespace System::ComponentModel;
using namespace System::Collections;
using namespace System::Configuration::Install;
using namespace System::IO;

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

int main()
{
   array<String^>^ args = Environment::GetCommandLineArgs();
   ArrayList^ options = gcnew ArrayList;
   String^ myOption;
   bool toUnInstall = false;
   bool toPrintHelp = false;
   TransactedInstaller^ myTransactedInstaller = gcnew 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' a 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.
            options->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( " Error : {0} - Assembly file doesn't exist.", args[ i ] );
               return 0;
            }
            // Create an instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' that installs the given assembly.
            myAssemblyInstaller = gcnew AssemblyInstaller( args[ i ],
              (array<String^>^)(options->ToArray( String::typeid )) );
            // Add the instance of 'AssemblyInstaller' to the 'TransactedInstaller'.
            myTransactedInstaller->Installers->Add( myAssemblyInstaller );
         }
      }
      // then print help message.
      if ( toPrintHelp || myTransactedInstaller->Installers->Count == 0 )
      {
         PrintHelpMessage();
         return 0;
      }

      // Create an instance of 'InstallContext' with the options specified.
      myInstallContext =
         gcnew InstallContext( "Install.log",
              (array<String^>^)(options->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( " Exception raised : {0}", e->Message );
   }
}

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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