SelectionContainer.DTE Property
Definition
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Gets the top-level extensibility object.
public:
property EnvDTE::DTE ^ DTE { EnvDTE::DTE ^ get(); };
public:
property EnvDTE::DTE ^ DTE { EnvDTE::DTE ^ get(); };
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)]
public EnvDTE.DTE DTE { [System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)] get; }
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
[<get: System.Runtime.InteropServices.DispId(3)>]
member this.DTE : EnvDTE.DTE
Public ReadOnly Property DTE As DTE
Property Value
A DTE object.
- Attributes
Examples
Public Sub CodeExample(ByVal dte As DTE2)
Try
' Open a project and select some items in
' Solution Explorer before running this example.
Dim selCon As SelectionContainer = dte.SelectedItems.SelectionContainer
Dim msg As String = "Container has items: " + selCon.Count.ToString()
If selCon.Parent Is dte.SelectedItems Then
msg += vbCrLf + "The SelectionContainer has a SelectedItems as a parent object."
End If
msg += vbCrLf + "This SelectionContainer is in this application: " + selCon.DTE.Name
MessageBox.Show(msg)
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try
End Sub
public void CodeExample(DTE2 dte)
{
try
{ // Open a project and select some items in
// Solution Explorer before running this example.
SelectionContainer selCon= dte.SelectedItems.SelectionContainer;
string msg = "Container has items: " + selCon.Count.ToString();
if (selCon.Parent.Equals(dte.SelectedItems))
msg += "\nThe SelectionContainer has a SelectedItems as a parent object.";
msg += "\nThis SelectionContainer is in this application: " + selCon.DTE.Name;
MessageBox.Show(msg);
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
Remarks
In Visual Studio, the DTE object is the root of the automation model, which other object models often call "Application."