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IUpdateServer.SearchUpdates(String)

Retrieves a collection of updates whose metadata contains the given string.

public UpdateCollection SearchUpdates(StringsearchText);
Public Function SearchUpdates( _
  ByVal searchText As String _
) As UpdateCollection
Implements IUpdateServer.SearchUpdates

Parameters

  • searchText
    String to search for. The method compares the string to the following update properties:

    • Title
    • Description
    • Knowledge Base (KB) article number
    • Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) severity
    • Security Bulletin number

    The update is added to the returned collection if the string is a substring of one of these properties. The comparison is case-insensitive.

Return Value

A UpdateCollection collection of updates whose metadata contains the search string. The collection is empty if no matches are found.

Exceptions

Exception type Condition
System.ArgumentNullException searchText cannot be null.
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException searchText cannot be an empty string or greater than 255 characters.

Requirements

Server Requires Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server SP4 and later.
Namespace

Defined in Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.

Assembly

Requires Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration (in Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration.dll).

.NET Framework

Requires .NET Framework 1.1.