

Deployment Tools Foundation
GetMode Method (mode)
Deployment Tools Foundation Namespaces ► Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller ► Session ► GetMode(InstallRunMode)
Gets the designated mode flag for the current install session.

C# | Visual Basic | Visual C++ |
public bool GetMode( InstallRunMode mode )
Public Function GetMode ( mode As InstallRunMode ) As Boolean
public: bool GetMode( InstallRunMode mode )

- mode (InstallRunMode)
- The type of mode to be checked.

Boolean
The value of the designated mode flag.
The value of the designated mode flag.

Note that only the following run modes are available to read from a deferred custom action:
Win32 MSI API: MsiGetMode

Exception | Condition |
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InvalidHandleException | the Session handle is invalid |
ArgumentOutOfRangeException | an invalid mode flag was specified |
Assembly: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller (Module: Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll) Version: 3.0.0.0 (3.9.1006.0)